Weather Records on 10 October 1959

847 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 October 1959. Highest significance: Dwars-In-Die-Weg, ZA.

Key Facts for 10 October 1959

On 10 October 1959, 847 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
205 were record highs and 278 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 23 monthly and 823 daily.
Dwars-In-Die-Weg set an all-time record daily precipitation of 61.0 mm (2.4 in) on 10 October 1959.
Across 164 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 444 records.

Record Map

847 stations

847 station records on 10 October 1959 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 October 1959: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Dwars-In-Die-Weg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Nandurbar	India	Record daily precipitation	163.0 mm (6.4 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Portage la Prairie	Canada	Record daily snowfall	24.9 cm (9.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Moosomin	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Virden	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Fessenden	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Langdon Exp Farm	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Tibooburra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Gibson Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Willow City	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Tanuku	India	Record daily precipitation	154.9 mm (6.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Birtle	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Graysville	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Champaign 3S	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Reidsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Crosby	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Coan Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Greensboro AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Dhamtari	India	Record daily precipitation	102.0 mm (4.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Emerson	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Woodville (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ilav	India	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Rudri	India	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sakri	India	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pilger	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Muenster	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ninette	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cypress River	Canada	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pierson	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hallock	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Souris	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Swan River	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Chachora	India	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hansboro 4 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mandan Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Decatur Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
White Hall 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Selod	India	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Satna	India	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Harrismith (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Woodhouselee (Leeston)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Whitewood	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gleniffer	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bottineau	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Langley AFB	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Barkerville	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
High Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Velva	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
White Cliffs (Wonnaminta)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Carrathool (Uardry)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Chiplun	India	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bedford	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Regina Int'l A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rajnandgaon	India	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bhandara	India	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Clemson UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Baltimore Customs House	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Patan	India	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Farmland 5 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Busby	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

847 records

Records set or tied on 10 October 1959 by type: Highest daily maximum 23, Lowest daily maximum 225, Highest daily minimum 182, Lowest daily minimum 53, Heaviest daily rainfall 277, Heaviest daily snowfall 75, Deepest snow cover 12.

Records on 10 October 1959 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	23
Lowest daily maximum	225
Highest daily minimum	182
Lowest daily minimum	53
Heaviest daily rainfall	277
Heaviest daily snowfall	75
Deepest snow cover	12

Records on 10 October 1959 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 23, daily 823.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

726 broken records

Margins by which the 726 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 331.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

10 October 1959

Top 20 records on 10 October 1959 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 October 1959	Dwars-In-Die-Weg, ZA	all-time rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	34 years	66 of 100 (Major)
10 October 1959	Nandurbar, IN	monthly rain	163.0 mm (6.4 in)	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	26 years	63 of 100 (Major)
10 October 1959	Portage la Prairie, CA	daily snowfall	24.9 cm (9.8 in)	24.9 cm (9.8 in)	54 years	61 of 100 (Major)
10 October 1959	Moosomin, CA	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	58 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1959	Virden, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	68 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1959	Fessenden, US	daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	46 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1959	Langdon Exp Farm, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	49 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1959	Tibooburra Post Office, AU	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	72 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1959	Gibson Dam, US	daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	33.1 cm (13.0 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1959	Willow City, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	63 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1959	Tanuku, IN	daily rain	154.9 mm (6.1 in)	120.6 mm (4.7 in)	33 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1959	Birtle, CA	daily snowfall	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	75 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1959	Graysville, CA	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	33 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1959	Champaign 3S, US	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	46 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1959	Reidsville, US	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	45 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1959	Crosby, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	49 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1959	Coan Downs, AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	9 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1959	Greensboro AP, US	daily rain	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	108.5 mm (4.3 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1959	Dhamtari, IN	daily rain	102.0 mm (4.0 in)	61.9 mm (2.4 in)	41 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1959	Emerson, CA	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	81 years	47 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 847 records.

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

Records on 10-10 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1799	1
1802	2
1803	1
1809	1
1834	1
1839	1
1842	1
1850	2
1854	1
1856	1
1859	1
1860	3
1861	1
1864	1
1865	1
1866	1
1867	3
1875	2
1876	2
1878	2
1879	3
1881	1
1884	1
1885	1
1886	2
1887	6
1888	2
1889	1
1890	1
1891	3
1892	2
1893	2
1894	2
1895	3
1896	3
1897	6
1899	4
1900	6
1901	6
1902	6
1903	8
1904	14
1905	8
1906	46
1907	9
1908	14
1909	29
1910	27
1911	16
1912	25
1913	54
1914	36
1915	17
1916	34
1917	49
1918	8
1919	106
1920	41
1921	125
1922	48
1923	119
1924	90
1925	374
1926	146
1927	62
1928	434
1929	254
1930	362
1931	431
1932	292
1933	169
1934	510
1935	434
1936	354
1937	420
1938	427
1939	505
1940	176
1941	295
1942	265
1943	510
1944	159
1945	304
1946	479
1947	451
1948	327
1949	1,525
1950	569
1951	439
1952	473
1953	371
1954	471
1955	543
1956	616
1957	295
1958	847
1959	847
1960	372
1961	680
1962	495
1963	613
1964	749
1965	295
1966	378
1967	527
1968	269
1969	498
1970	1,047
1971	561
1972	732
1973	1,312
1974	379
1975	403
1976	1,008
1977	526
1978	401
1979	1,677
1980	505
1981	829
1982	1,274
1983	431
1984	566
1985	1,491
1986	828
1987	1,059
1988	613
1989	603
1990	1,498
1991	975
1992	627
1993	798
1994	626
1995	977
1996	993
1997	1,523
1998	630
1999	1,056
2000	2,722
2001	970
2002	793
2003	1,518
2004	544
2005	912
2006	785
2007	768
2008	896
2009	2,211
2010	1,017
2011	994
2012	462
2013	718
2014	649
2015	972
2016	371
2017	1,313
2018	1,780
2019	1,485
2020	756
2021	762
2022	326
2023	651
2024	916
2025	734
2026	583

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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	673
50 to 100	30
100 to 150	14
150 to 200	5
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	1