Weather Records on 19 October 1959

365 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 October 1959. Highest significance: Barrage (Rwb), ZA.

Key Facts for 19 October 1959

On 19 October 1959, 365 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
26 were record highs and 143 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 349 daily.
Barrage (Rwb) set an all-time record daily precipitation of 158.0 mm (6.2 in) on 19 October 1959.
Across 159 earlier years (1806 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 458 records.

Record Map

365 stations

365 station records on 19 October 1959 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 October 1959: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Barrage (Rwb)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	158.0 mm (6.2 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Rietbult	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	85.5 mm (3.4 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Welbekend	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Heidelberg I	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Hartbeesfontein (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Springs-Olympia Park	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Marseille Obs. Palais-Lonchamp	France	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Silverton	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	119.5 mm (4.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Eerstegeluk	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Doorndraai	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Witsieshoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Reitz 36	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Waaihoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Verblyding	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
M.O. Amini	India	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Driefontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Potchefstroom Agr.	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tweespruit	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Vaalbank	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Heritage	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hlobane	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tweedraai	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
North End	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Woodfort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Vryheid	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Heilbron (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Jhb-Royal Golf Club	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Boksburg (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Utrecht (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dunedin	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Potchefstroom	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Elandsheuwel	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Springs (Rwb)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Enosburg Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mahlabatini (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Weltevrede	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kismet Estate	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Vlakfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Delmas (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Devon (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Langsloot	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Baddeck	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Middelweg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kustanai	Kazakhstan	Record low minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kurgan	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-14.3 C (6.3 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Schikfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Broederstroom (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Donnacona	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
St Andrews	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Boschkloof	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Harrismith (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rienzi	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Parys (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Amersfoort (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Springkell	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Montelimar	France	Record daily precipitation	75.8 mm (3.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Rayakottah	India	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Nongoma	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sub-Nigel (Gm)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Driefontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

365 records

Records set or tied on 19 October 1959 by type: Highest daily maximum 13, Lowest daily maximum 58, Highest daily minimum 13, Lowest daily minimum 85, Heaviest daily rainfall 178, Heaviest daily snowfall 17, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 19 October 1959 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	13
Lowest daily maximum	58
Highest daily minimum	13
Lowest daily minimum	85
Heaviest daily rainfall	178
Heaviest daily snowfall	17
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 19 October 1959 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 13, daily 349.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

299 broken records

Margins by which the 299 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 76.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 October 1959

Top 20 records on 19 October 1959 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 October 1959	Barrage (Rwb), ZA	all-time rain	158.0 mm (6.2 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	25 years	71 of 100 (Major)
19 October 1959	Rietbult, ZA	monthly rain	85.5 mm (3.4 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	39 years	63 of 100 (Major)
19 October 1959	Welbekend, ZA	monthly rain	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	30 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1959	Heidelberg I, ZA	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	33 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1959	Hartbeesfontein (Skl), ZA	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1959	Springs-Olympia Park, ZA	daily rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	33 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1959	Marseille Obs. Palais-Lonchamp, FR	daily rain	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	76.9 mm (3.0 in)	1 year	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1959	Silverton, ZA	all-time rain	119.5 mm (4.7 in)	18.7 mm (0.7 in)	18 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1959	Eerstegeluk, ZA	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	1 year	44 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1959	Doorndraai, ZA	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	12 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1959	Witsieshoek, ZA	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	48 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1959	Reitz 36, ZA	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	2 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1959	Waaihoek, ZA	daily rain	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	17 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1959	Verblyding, ZA	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	33 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1959	M.O. Amini, IN	daily rain	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	1 year	39 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1959	Driefontein, ZA	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	12 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1959	Potchefstroom Agr., ZA	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	33 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1959	Tweespruit, ZA	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	20 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1959	Vaalbank, ZA	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	30 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1959	Heritage, ZA	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	20 years	38 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

1806 to 1959

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1959. 1959 had 365 records.

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

Records on 10-19 in each year
Year	Records
1806	2
1808	1
1811	2
1812	1
1826	1
1835	2
1843	1
1845	1
1849	1
1851	1
1854	1
1856	1
1862	1
1864	1
1866	2
1870	1
1874	5
1875	1
1877	3
1879	1
1880	1
1881	3
1885	1
1888	4
1889	1
1890	2
1891	6
1893	1
1894	2
1895	3
1896	5
1897	5
1898	10
1899	3
1900	5
1901	8
1902	6
1903	4
1904	32
1905	26
1906	24
1907	13
1908	20
1909	14
1910	40
1911	14
1912	15
1913	16
1914	25
1915	25
1916	61
1917	114
1918	24
1919	23
1920	82
1921	88
1922	110
1923	89
1924	153
1925	194
1926	141
1927	340
1928	157
1929	131
1930	635
1931	236
1932	327
1933	497
1934	288
1935	432
1936	409
1937	476
1938	400
1939	264
1940	864
1941	237
1942	270
1943	523
1944	295
1945	377
1946	297
1947	1,056
1948	855
1949	903
1950	1,126
1951	231
1952	253
1953	1,004
1954	490
1955	475
1956	490
1957	348
1958	527
1959	365
1960	546
1961	319
1962	341
1963	796
1964	585
1965	495
1966	988
1967	464
1968	522
1969	532
1970	374
1971	933
1972	2,304
1973	745
1974	922
1975	436
1976	1,386
1977	353
1978	440
1979	1,237
1980	659
1981	494
1982	855
1983	930
1984	1,724
1985	974
1986	505
1987	511
1988	646
1989	1,891
1990	732
1991	882
1992	1,145
1993	1,044
1994	746
1995	814
1996	829
1997	1,025
1998	790
1999	709
2000	1,039
2001	630
2002	1,018
2003	1,448
2004	1,569
2005	980
2006	1,023
2007	1,282
2008	407
2009	1,207
2010	567
2011	742
2012	981
2013	467
2014	1,077
2015	767
2016	1,013
2017	500
2018	516
2019	518
2020	1,032
2021	599
2022	1,675
2023	1,136
2024	859
2025	498

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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 10	183
10 to 20	55
20 to 30	31
30 to 40	20
40 to 50	5
50 to 60	3
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	2