Weather Records on 9 October 1959

1,432 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 October 1959. Highest significance: St Albans, CA.

Key Facts for 9 October 1959

On 9 October 1959, 1,432 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
311 were record highs and 278 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 37 monthly and 1,393 daily.
St Albans set a daily record snowfall of 14.7 cm (5.8 in) on 9 October 1959.
Across 162 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 462 records.

Record Map

1,432 stations

1,432 station records on 9 October 1959 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 October 1959: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
St Albans	Canada	Record daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Dunlop	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Hatfield (Benilkie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Corop	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Wakool (Calimo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Virden	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Assiniboia	Canada	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
St Walburg	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Arrowrock Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Booligal (Mycumbene)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Yellow Grass	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Alamur(Alamar)	India	Record daily precipitation	203.2 mm (8.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Hay (Miller Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Semans	Canada	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Prince	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
George Airport	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
East Toorale (Toorale Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Elamang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Whitewood	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Harris	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Hungerford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Hatfield (the Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Grenfell	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Burnley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Heidelberg Cape (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Schenley Lock 5	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Cohuna (Goulburn Murray)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lloydminster	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Strasbourg	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Rosetown Cda Epf	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Morden	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Great Brak River	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Wilcannia (Mount Murchison)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Broken Hill (Nuntherungie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hatfield (Clare)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Booligal (Belmont)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cobar Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Irish Lords	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Barham 2	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Colbinabbin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Eberys	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Gravelbourg	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Donegaon	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Pooncarie (Mulurulu Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wanaaring Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Davidson	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Aneroid	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Badnera	India	Record daily precipitation	59.1 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Moulamein Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wakool Dampier St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cypress River	Canada	Record daily snowfall	13.7 cm (5.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pathardi	India	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bergplaats (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cobar (Double Gates)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tilpa (Tongo Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Saskatoon Diefenbaker Int'l A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	19.6 cm (7.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pierson	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ahmadnagar	India	Record daily precipitation	80.6 mm (3.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Freeland	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,432 records

Records set or tied on 9 October 1959 by type: Highest daily maximum 24, Lowest daily maximum 193, Highest daily minimum 287, Lowest daily minimum 85, Heaviest daily rainfall 736, Heaviest daily snowfall 96, Deepest snow cover 11.

Records on 9 October 1959 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	24
Lowest daily maximum	193
Highest daily minimum	287
Lowest daily minimum	85
Heaviest daily rainfall	736
Heaviest daily snowfall	96
Deepest snow cover	11

Records on 9 October 1959 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 37, daily 1,393.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,265 broken records

Margins by which the 1,265 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 224.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 October 1959

Top 20 records on 9 October 1959 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 October 1959	St Albans, CA	daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	73 years	68 of 100 (Major)
9 October 1959	Dunlop, AU	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	76 years	62 of 100 (Major)
9 October 1959	Hatfield (Benilkie), AU	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	76 years	62 of 100 (Major)
9 October 1959	Corop, AU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	65 years	62 of 100 (Major)
9 October 1959	Wakool (Calimo), AU	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	42 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1959	Virden, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	68 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1959	Assiniboia, CA	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1959	St Walburg, CA	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	46 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1959	Arrowrock Dam, US	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	45 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1959	Booligal (Mycumbene), AU	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	42 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1959	Yellow Grass, CA	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	48 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1959	Alamur(Alamar), IN	daily rain	203.2 mm (8.0 in)	151.1 mm (5.9 in)	37 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1959	Hay (Miller Street), AU	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	42 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1959	Semans, CA	monthly snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	7 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1959	Prince, CA	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	52 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1959	George Airport, ZA	monthly rain	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	54 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1959	East Toorale (Toorale Station), AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	25 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1959	Elamang, AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	49 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1959	Whitewood, CA	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	56 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1959	Harris, CA	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	54 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

1793 to 1959

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1959. 1959 had 1,432 records.

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

Records on 10-09 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1795	1
1802	1
1834	1
1837	1
1846	2
1847	1
1854	2
1858	1
1861	1
1864	2
1865	3
1866	1
1867	2
1869	1
1870	2
1875	1
1876	2
1877	2
1879	2
1881	1
1882	1
1884	1
1885	1
1886	1
1887	2
1888	6
1889	1
1890	1
1891	1
1893	5
1895	7
1896	4
1897	1
1898	3
1899	5
1900	5
1901	2
1902	3
1903	15
1904	8
1905	14
1906	29
1907	6
1908	19
1909	34
1910	20
1911	16
1912	23
1913	57
1914	22
1915	25
1916	126
1917	65
1918	16
1919	68
1920	36
1921	217
1922	40
1923	72
1924	95
1925	272
1926	123
1927	107
1928	290
1929	196
1930	276
1931	298
1932	271
1933	187
1934	298
1935	208
1936	569
1937	405
1938	462
1939	877
1940	119
1941	570
1942	330
1943	442
1944	144
1945	539
1946	317
1947	277
1948	438
1949	1,531
1950	618
1951	347
1952	658
1953	343
1954	341
1955	643
1956	468
1957	256
1958	639
1959	1,432
1960	397
1961	622
1962	508
1963	474
1964	841
1965	349
1966	489
1967	347
1968	538
1969	389
1970	1,805
1971	423
1972	371
1973	1,454
1974	513
1975	552
1976	1,448
1977	586
1978	589
1979	914
1980	627
1981	653
1982	1,579
1983	548
1984	579
1985	1,724
1986	556
1987	850
1988	1,060
1989	679
1990	1,714
1991	707
1992	1,050
1993	1,043
1994	772
1995	1,139
1996	1,047
1997	2,113
1998	622
1999	1,017
2000	3,177
2001	855
2002	701
2003	1,386
2004	665
2005	807
2006	640
2007	1,450
2008	473
2009	1,772
2010	1,311
2011	1,046
2012	706
2013	562
2014	652
2015	780
2016	463
2017	1,457
2018	1,290
2019	964
2020	738
2021	751
2022	696
2023	643
2024	963
2025	503
2026	691

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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	1,193
50 to 100	33
100 to 150	26
150 to 200	11
200 to 250	2