Weather Records on 7 October 1959

770 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 October 1959. Highest significance: Virden, CA.

Key Facts for 7 October 1959

On 7 October 1959, 770 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
134 were record highs and 172 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 18 monthly and 751 daily.
Virden set an all-time record daily snowfall of 50.8 cm (20.0 in) on 7 October 1959.
Across 165 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 458 records.

Record Map

770 stations

770 station records on 7 October 1959 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 October 1959: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Virden	Canada	Record daily snowfall	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	87 of 100 (Exceptional)
Phulpur	India	Record daily precipitation	284.5 mm (11.2 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Dahlonega 4WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Berens River	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Franklinville	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Jamestown	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Hot Springs 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Mendota	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Brandon Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
St Albans	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bluff City	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lustre 4 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mundaring	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hamiota	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Warren	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Dansville	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Charleston	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ninette	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Angelica	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Belvoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Satna	India	Record daily precipitation	63.6 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Orai	India	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kingsport	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Newport 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Birtle	Canada	Record daily snowfall	32.5 cm (12.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pierson	Canada	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Haskinville	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bryson City 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lock Haven	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Souris	Canada	Record daily snowfall	36.8 cm (14.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pearlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sevierville	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nandyal	India	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Jalaun	India	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hermit 8 SE	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gibson Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Chilton	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Loudon 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Damascus	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Henley Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Brandon Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Clermont-Ferrand	France	Record daily precipitation	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Olean	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Midland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tahlee (Carrington (Church St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Clayton 1 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dandridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tellico Plains	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Marion	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Samrala	India	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ponce 4 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Goldbutte 7 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Souris	Canada	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-3.4 C (25.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
De Ruyter 4 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Penn Yan	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Crosby	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Grenora	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Saint John	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Digras	India	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

770 records

Records set or tied on 7 October 1959 by type: Highest daily maximum 40, Lowest daily maximum 126, Highest daily minimum 94, Lowest daily minimum 46, Heaviest daily rainfall 404, Heaviest daily snowfall 55, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 7 October 1959 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	40
Lowest daily maximum	126
Highest daily minimum	94
Lowest daily minimum	46
Heaviest daily rainfall	404
Heaviest daily snowfall	55
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 7 October 1959 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 18, daily 751.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

655 broken records

Margins by which the 655 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 229.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 October 1959

Top 20 records on 7 October 1959 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 October 1959	Virden, CA	all-time snowfall	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	19.6 cm (7.7 in)	67 years	87 of 100 (Exceptional)
7 October 1959	Phulpur, IN	monthly rain	284.5 mm (11.2 in)	170.2 mm (6.7 in)	54 years	71 of 100 (Major)
7 October 1959	Dahlonega 4WSW, US	daily rain	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	71.8 mm (2.8 in)	36 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1959	Berens River, CA	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	53 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1959	Franklinville, US	monthly rain	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	0 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1959	Jamestown, US	daily rain	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	32 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1959	Hot Springs 2, US	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	33 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1959	Mendota, US	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	30 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1959	Brandon Cda, CA	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	56 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1959	St Albans, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.4 cm (4.9 in)	33 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1959	Bluff City, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	48 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1959	Lustre 4 NNW, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	37 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1959	Mundaring, AU	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	42 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1959	Hamiota, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1959	Warren, US	daily rain	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	22 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1959	Dansville, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	6 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1959	Charleston, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	35.9 mm (1.4 in)	48 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1959	Ninette, CA	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	33 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1959	Angelica, US	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	58 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1959	Belvoir, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 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

1802 to 1959

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1959. 1959 had 770 records.

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

Records on 10-07 in each year
Year	Records
1802	1
1811	1
1824	1
1839	1
1843	1
1852	2
1853	1
1854	1
1858	1
1861	1
1863	2
1864	4
1865	1
1867	2
1868	1
1869	1
1872	2
1873	4
1875	1
1876	2
1877	1
1878	1
1880	1
1881	1
1882	1
1884	1
1886	1
1887	1
1888	2
1889	3
1890	4
1891	2
1892	2
1893	5
1895	2
1896	2
1897	6
1898	7
1899	6
1900	6
1901	14
1902	3
1903	11
1904	27
1905	9
1906	5
1907	10
1908	14
1909	14
1910	18
1911	24
1912	36
1913	32
1914	20
1915	22
1916	35
1917	47
1918	121
1919	28
1920	106
1921	68
1922	43
1923	117
1924	86
1925	247
1926	157
1927	173
1928	120
1929	121
1930	517
1931	603
1932	476
1933	166
1934	237
1935	918
1936	436
1937	359
1938	471
1939	769
1940	159
1941	892
1942	184
1943	424
1944	265
1945	257
1946	1,128
1947	557
1948	333
1949	576
1950	363
1951	604
1952	1,470
1953	524
1954	465
1955	629
1956	548
1957	567
1958	598
1959	770
1960	413
1961	721
1962	449
1963	453
1964	961
1965	584
1966	398
1967	432
1968	764
1969	365
1970	1,148
1971	629
1972	537
1973	461
1974	773
1975	760
1976	1,087
1977	808
1978	406
1979	774
1980	1,253
1981	737
1982	1,079
1983	555
1984	717
1985	1,089
1986	519
1987	834
1988	753
1989	389
1990	948
1991	1,189
1992	872
1993	918
1994	1,144
1995	658
1996	1,073
1997	1,903
1998	1,331
1999	895
2000	2,427
2001	823
2002	704
2003	1,364
2004	518
2005	1,476
2006	1,004
2007	2,285
2008	621
2009	1,926
2010	994
2011	1,216
2012	1,350
2013	675
2014	569
2015	439
2016	537
2017	581
2018	1,063
2019	569
2020	1,175
2021	586
2022	557
2023	705
2024	849
2025	525
2026	917

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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	621
50 to 100	20
100 to 150	7
150 to 200	5
200 to 250	2