Weather Records on 15 October 1959

411 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 October 1959. Highest significance: Bali, IN.

Key Facts for 15 October 1959

On 15 October 1959, 411 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
102 were record highs and 174 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 409 daily.
Bali set a daily record precipitation of 28.9 mm (1.1 in) on 15 October 1959.
Across 159 earlier years (1794 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 460 records.

Record Map

411 stations

411 station records on 15 October 1959 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 October 1959: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bali	India	Record daily precipitation	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Desuri	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Khambha	India	Record daily precipitation	168.0 mm (6.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Valley 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Coffee Springs 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Highland Home	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Langdon Exp Farm	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Blackville 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Montezuma 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesboro 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dillon	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Zinapecuaro	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cet Central England	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	19.0 C (66.2 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bottineau	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-2.3 C (27.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Swan River	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Luroy	Norway	Record daily precipitation	120.2 mm (4.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lumber City	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Eastport	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bahera	India	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Maria (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Manati 2 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Emu Park Hill St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bamberg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-5.5 C (22.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sursand	India	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Louisville 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Katra	India	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Troy	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
De Ridder	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Yazoo City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Yemassee 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Longreach Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Augsburg (Sankt Stephan)	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-2.5 C (27.5 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Palitana	India	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Rajkot	India	Record daily precipitation	105.6 mm (4.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Millen 4 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Boonton 1 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Aiken 5SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Warrenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	18.8 C (65.8 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Oxford	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Abu	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	12.4 C (54.3 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Newton	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Abbeville 4S	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Alexandria	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Monticello	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Coldwater	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Falfurrias	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Port Isabel	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Newport News Press Bld	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Fairymead Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Millaquin Sugar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Watrap	India	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Malvern	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Brooklet 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

411 records

Records set or tied on 15 October 1959 by type: Highest daily maximum 53, Lowest daily maximum 118, Highest daily minimum 49, Lowest daily minimum 56, Heaviest daily rainfall 123, Heaviest daily snowfall 8, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 15 October 1959 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	53
Lowest daily maximum	118
Highest daily minimum	49
Lowest daily minimum	56
Heaviest daily rainfall	123
Heaviest daily snowfall	8
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 15 October 1959 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 1, daily 409.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

323 broken records

Margins by which the 323 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 203.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 October 1959

Top 20 records on 15 October 1959 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 October 1959	Bali, IN	daily rain	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	56 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1959	Desuri, IN	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	44 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1959	Khambha, IN	all-time rain	168.0 mm (6.6 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	29 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1959	Ft Valley 2 E, US	daily rain	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	33 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1959	Coffee Springs 2 NW, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	49.7 mm (2.0 in)	30 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1959	Highland Home, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	53 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1959	Langdon Exp Farm, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	44 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1959	Blackville 3 W, US	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	33 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1959	Montezuma 2 NW, US	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	33 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1959	Waynesboro 2 S, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	49 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1959	Dillon, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	12 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1959	Zinapecuaro, MX	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	26 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
15 October 1959	Cet Central England, GB	daily high max	19.0 C (66.2 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	65 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
15 October 1959	Bottineau, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	53 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
15 October 1959	Magdeburg, DE	daily low min	-2.3 C (27.9 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	71 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
15 October 1959	Swan River, CA	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	50 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
15 October 1959	Luroy, NO	daily rain	120.2 mm (4.7 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	28 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
15 October 1959	Dublin, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	44 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
15 October 1959	Lumber City, US	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	46 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
15 October 1959	Eastport, US	daily low min	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	63 years	30 of 100 (Routine)

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

1794 to 1959

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1959. 1959 had 411 records.

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

Records on 10-15 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1795	1
1796	1
1807	1
1808	2
1836	1
1838	1
1839	1
1849	1
1859	2
1862	1
1870	2
1871	4
1873	1
1875	1
1876	3
1877	1
1878	3
1879	3
1881	3
1882	4
1885	2
1886	1
1887	8
1889	2
1891	4
1892	1
1893	5
1894	9
1895	3
1896	8
1897	2
1898	3
1899	4
1900	3
1901	4
1902	7
1903	13
1904	10
1905	13
1906	7
1907	11
1908	13
1909	17
1910	14
1911	18
1912	17
1913	70
1914	28
1915	48
1916	21
1917	29
1918	21
1919	65
1920	38
1921	160
1922	43
1923	66
1924	118
1925	221
1926	125
1927	94
1928	385
1929	200
1930	282
1931	461
1932	213
1933	255
1934	434
1935	303
1936	126
1937	1,444
1938	598
1939	461
1940	458
1941	330
1942	494
1943	704
1944	246
1945	487
1946	354
1947	963
1948	224
1949	546
1950	321
1951	341
1952	662
1953	374
1954	945
1955	444
1956	555
1957	461
1958	606
1959	411
1960	600
1961	834
1962	1,009
1963	522
1964	488
1965	299
1966	1,265
1967	464
1968	1,111
1969	1,074
1970	642
1971	744
1972	584
1973	525
1974	768
1975	808
1976	791
1977	543
1978	886
1979	720
1980	1,006
1981	965
1982	297
1983	653
1984	1,236
1985	1,068
1986	768
1987	900
1988	896
1989	560
1990	1,134
1991	1,139
1992	1,530
1993	1,066
1994	1,103
1995	1,008
1996	458
1997	964
1998	806
1999	766
2000	625
2001	705
2002	965
2003	737
2004	716
2005	610
2006	1,305
2007	702
2008	959
2009	2,365
2010	1,095
2011	906
2012	909
2013	632
2014	901
2015	1,139
2016	674
2017	1,091
2018	2,682
2019	479
2020	499
2021	983
2022	633
2023	319
2024	748
2025	697

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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	320
50 to 100	1
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1