Weather Records on 14 October 1959

747 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 October 1959. Highest significance: Jafrabad, IN.

Key Facts for 14 October 1959

On 14 October 1959, 747 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
103 were record highs and 220 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 743 daily.
Jafrabad set a daily record precipitation of 137.2 mm (5.4 in) on 14 October 1959.
Across 167 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 453 records.

Record Map

747 stations

747 station records on 14 October 1959 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 October 1959: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Jafrabad	India	Record daily precipitation	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Dadeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Veraval	India	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Ilav	India	Record daily precipitation	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Camp Hill 2NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Martin Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Chettikulam	India	Record daily precipitation	122.0 mm (4.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Morgan City	United States	Record daily precipitation	180.6 mm (7.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Winnsboro 5 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Macon 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Chuda	India	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Selma	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pelzer	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Khambha	India	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mahua	India	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bottineau	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Laurens	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Yates Hydro Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Langdon Exp Farm	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Louisville 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Queanbeyan (Carwoola)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Canton	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Melville	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Milstead	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Goat Rock	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Logansport	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Shelby 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Stoneville Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Conroe	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Greensboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kirbyville	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Liberty	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bruff Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fairhope 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
La Grange 1N	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bluefield 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Searcy	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesboro 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Irapuato	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Primrose Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wetumpka	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tallapoosa 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Southern Pines 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Langdon Exp Farm	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Camden 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Baia Mare	Romania	Record low minimum temperature	-6.5 C (20.3 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dancy 4 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Laurel	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Smithfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Aurora	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mocksville 5SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Holly 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Roxboro 7 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Loretto	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lewisburg 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Virden	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bakhtiarpur	India	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hardua Marar	India	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Derdekraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gainesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

747 records

Records set or tied on 14 October 1959 by type: Highest daily maximum 35, Lowest daily maximum 173, Highest daily minimum 68, Lowest daily minimum 47, Heaviest daily rainfall 400, Heaviest daily snowfall 18, Deepest snow cover 6.

Records on 14 October 1959 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	35
Lowest daily maximum	173
Highest daily minimum	68
Lowest daily minimum	47
Heaviest daily rainfall	400
Heaviest daily snowfall	18
Deepest snow cover	6

Records on 14 October 1959 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 743.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

624 broken records

Margins by which the 624 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

14 October 1959

Top 20 records on 14 October 1959 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 October 1959	Jafrabad, IN	daily rain	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	130.6 mm (5.1 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1959	Dadeville, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1959	Veraval, IN	daily rain	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1959	Ilav, IN	daily rain	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	28 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1959	Camp Hill 2NW, US	daily rain	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	44 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1959	Martin Dam, US	daily rain	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	33 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1959	Chettikulam, IN	daily rain	122.0 mm (4.8 in)	74.8 mm (2.9 in)	30 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1959	Morgan City, US	monthly rain	180.6 mm (7.1 in)	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1959	Winnsboro 5 SSE, US	daily rain	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	21 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1959	Macon 2 NE, US	daily rain	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	4 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1959	Chuda, IN	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	57 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1959	Selma, US	daily rain	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	40 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1959	Pelzer, US	daily rain	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	56.7 mm (2.2 in)	44 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1959	Khambha, IN	daily rain	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	28 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1959	Mahua, IN	daily rain	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	56 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1959	Bottineau, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	53 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1959	Laurens, US	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	33 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1959	Yates Hydro Plt, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	44 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1959	Langdon Exp Farm, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	44 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1959	Louisville 1 E, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	44 years	42 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 747 records.

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

Records on 10-14 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1799	1
1809	1
1811	2
1817	1
1834	1
1836	1
1838	1
1849	1
1850	1
1856	1
1860	2
1861	1
1862	2
1866	1
1871	2
1872	2
1873	1
1874	2
1875	2
1876	6
1877	2
1878	1
1881	2
1882	1
1883	2
1884	1
1885	2
1886	1
1887	6
1889	2
1890	2
1891	2
1892	3
1893	3
1894	9
1895	6
1896	4
1897	3
1898	5
1899	7
1900	7
1901	6
1902	7
1903	6
1904	5
1905	10
1906	7
1907	11
1908	12
1909	13
1910	14
1911	8
1912	33
1913	37
1914	26
1915	80
1916	29
1917	47
1918	26
1919	36
1920	63
1921	107
1922	35
1923	90
1924	61
1925	237
1926	120
1927	167
1928	251
1929	286
1930	233
1931	338
1932	278
1933	231
1934	435
1935	305
1936	239
1937	1,219
1938	491
1939	268
1940	320
1941	413
1942	411
1943	358
1944	277
1945	419
1946	398
1947	667
1948	292
1949	697
1950	432
1951	319
1952	447
1953	318
1954	982
1955	540
1956	523
1957	491
1958	630
1959	747
1960	437
1961	578
1962	1,082
1963	573
1964	477
1965	252
1966	1,224
1967	259
1968	942
1969	1,507
1970	759
1971	645
1972	463
1973	553
1974	622
1975	991
1976	862
1977	954
1978	856
1979	1,056
1980	674
1981	1,155
1982	684
1983	889
1984	639
1985	816
1986	1,457
1987	1,078
1988	1,297
1989	587
1990	1,469
1991	817
1992	1,350
1993	1,223
1994	1,049
1995	1,277
1996	559
1997	1,098
1998	930
1999	957
2000	1,073
2001	1,431
2002	868
2003	771
2004	721
2005	755
2006	1,298
2007	610
2008	1,017
2009	2,473
2010	642
2011	695
2012	806
2013	503
2014	971
2015	991
2016	704
2017	1,048
2018	2,218
2019	616
2020	639
2021	1,230
2022	876
2023	468
2024	918
2025	853
2026	488

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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	596
50 to 100	25
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	1