Weather Records on 11 October 1959

1,027 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 October 1959. Highest significance: Bottineau, US.

Key Facts for 11 October 1959

On 11 October 1959, 1,027 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
255 were record highs and 442 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 1,017 daily.
Bottineau set a monthly record daily snowfall of 26.7 cm (10.5 in) on 11 October 1959.
Across 165 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 451 records.

Record Map

1,027 stations

1,027 station records on 11 October 1959 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 October 1959: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bottineau	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Hood Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Scotland Neck	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Anderson 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Fulton	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Weldon	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Humboldt	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Salamonia	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dapoli	India	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Louisburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dumka	India	Record daily precipitation	71.8 mm (2.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Anderson Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bottineau	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Chaplin	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bassein	India	Record daily precipitation	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Polur	India	Record daily precipitation	103.8 mm (4.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Newport News Press Bld	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Longview	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Leavenworth 3 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Revelstoke	Canada	Record daily snowfall	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Umtata	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Junagadh	India	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mandangad	India	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rossland City Yard	Canada	Record daily snowfall	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bombay (Colaba) Obsy Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pen	India	Record daily precipitation	116.0 mm (4.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bikin	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Vancouver 4 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Williston Sloulin Fld	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Jafrabad	India	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Damoh	India	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Panvel	India	Record daily precipitation	117.9 mm (4.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus 4 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Greeneville Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Saleteka	India	Record daily precipitation	73.6 mm (2.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Enfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Crosby	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Miles City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Poplar 2 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mahua	India	Record daily precipitation	128.3 mm (5.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mahim	India	Record daily precipitation	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Vladivostok	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Greenfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Muncie 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsdown	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Wallajah	India	Record daily precipitation	122.2 mm (4.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pailani	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Caryville	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cornelia	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Detour Village	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Minot Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Banff	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Uran	India	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Crookston NW Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Stover	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Rocky Mt	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Beach	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Minot Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Clarksville	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Devils Lake Kdlr	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,027 records

Records set or tied on 11 October 1959 by type: Highest daily maximum 42, Lowest daily maximum 307, Highest daily minimum 213, Lowest daily minimum 135, Heaviest daily rainfall 270, Heaviest daily snowfall 50, Deepest snow cover 10.

Records on 11 October 1959 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	42
Lowest daily maximum	307
Highest daily minimum	213
Lowest daily minimum	135
Heaviest daily rainfall	270
Heaviest daily snowfall	50
Deepest snow cover	10

Records on 11 October 1959 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 10, daily 1,017.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

860 broken records

Margins by which the 860 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

11 October 1959

Top 20 records on 11 October 1959 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 October 1959	Bottineau, US	monthly snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	39 years	67 of 100 (Major)
11 October 1959	Hood Rvr Exp STN, US	daily rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	54 years	60 of 100 (Major)
11 October 1959	Scotland Neck, US	daily rain	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	80 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1959	Anderson 1 N, US	daily rain	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	10 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1959	Fulton, US	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	62 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1959	Weldon, US	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	70 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1959	Humboldt, CA	daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	77 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1959	Salamonia, US	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	10 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1959	Dapoli, IN	daily rain	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	54 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1959	Louisburg, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	45 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1959	Dumka, IN	daily rain	71.8 mm (2.8 in)	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	40 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1959	Anderson Wtr Wks, US	monthly rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	48 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1959	Bottineau, US	monthly snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	0 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1959	Chaplin, CA	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	75 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1959	Bassein, IN	daily rain	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	28 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1959	Polur, IN	daily rain	103.8 mm (4.1 in)	49.4 mm (1.9 in)	32 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1959	Newport News Press Bld, US	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	56 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1959	Longview, US	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1959	Leavenworth 3 S, US	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	40 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1959	Revelstoke, CA	daily snowfall	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	11.6 cm (4.6 in)	45 years	37 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 1,027 records.

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

Records on 10-11 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1801	1
1802	2
1803	1
1805	1
1807	1
1811	1
1814	2
1839	1
1845	1
1849	1
1851	1
1852	1
1854	1
1859	1
1860	4
1861	1
1864	2
1867	2
1869	1
1870	1
1872	2
1873	2
1875	1
1876	4
1877	3
1879	2
1880	2
1884	2
1885	5
1887	4
1888	2
1889	3
1890	1
1891	2
1892	2
1896	2
1897	4
1898	4
1900	1
1901	8
1902	14
1903	10
1904	20
1905	17
1906	52
1907	10
1908	11
1909	17
1910	31
1911	14
1912	21
1913	48
1914	40
1915	14
1916	25
1917	48
1918	32
1919	76
1920	140
1921	92
1922	35
1923	231
1924	149
1925	196
1926	137
1927	176
1928	713
1929	259
1930	656
1931	396
1932	235
1933	200
1934	862
1935	245
1936	243
1937	242
1938	438
1939	249
1940	201
1941	190
1942	537
1943	414
1944	247
1945	284
1946	770
1947	405
1948	736
1949	835
1950	450
1951	538
1952	472
1953	408
1954	672
1955	434
1956	894
1957	258
1958	795
1959	1,027
1960	333
1961	610
1962	857
1963	570
1964	927
1965	202
1966	279
1967	643
1968	312
1969	1,032
1970	859
1971	521
1972	708
1973	1,325
1974	356
1975	559
1976	565
1977	655
1978	426
1979	1,260
1980	478
1981	776
1982	1,141
1983	542
1984	552
1985	977
1986	961
1987	1,603
1988	621
1989	571
1990	1,617
1991	1,055
1992	527
1993	883
1994	726
1995	975
1996	842
1997	1,809
1998	750
1999	996
2000	1,782
2001	962
2002	1,000
2003	1,191
2004	593
2005	1,044
2006	840
2007	610
2008	1,369
2009	2,594
2010	964
2011	1,176
2012	696
2013	666
2014	620
2015	1,032
2016	378
2017	1,101
2018	1,517
2019	1,760
2020	680
2021	873
2022	244
2023	858
2024	842
2025	711
2026	897

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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	836
50 to 100	17
100 to 150	4
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1