Weather Records on 25 October 1959

904 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 25 October 1959. Highest significance: Nappan Cda, CA.

Key Facts for 25 October 1959

On 25 October 1959, 904 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
561 were record highs and 123 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 26 monthly and 876 daily.
Nappan Cda set a daily record precipitation of 83.3 mm (3.3 in) on 25 October 1959.
Across 163 earlier years (1800 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 462 records.

Record Map

904 stations

904 station records on 25 October 1959 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 25 October 1959: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Nappan Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Torrevieja	Spain	Record daily precipitation	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Newgate	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Parrsboro	Canada	Record daily precipitation	152.7 mm (6.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Chatham Exp Fa	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Keene	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Annapolis Royal	Canada	Record daily precipitation	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Worcester	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Placid 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Birtle	Canada	Record daily snowfall	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Morden Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Holyoke	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Manistique Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Brandon Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Winchendon	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ninette	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Vernon	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bathurst	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hardwick	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Berlin	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Moncton	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mahone Bay	Canada	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Houlton	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hannah 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Austin #2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Chicoutimi	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dalhousie L High Falls	Canada	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
La Tuque	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Musquash	Canada	Record daily precipitation	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Arhangelsk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-10.3 C (13.5 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ellsworth	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Houlton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Newberry-Luce Co Rd Commission	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hansboro 4 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Langdon Exp Farm	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sacramento 5 ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lac Onatchiway	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Broderup	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Shenkursk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-17.9 C (-0.2 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Presque Isle	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Detour Village	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Highlands	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bellows Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Morden	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Portage des Roches	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
St Andrews	Canada	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Indiga	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-20.7 C (-5.3 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Millinocket	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lincoln	United States	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
St Fereol	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Truro Nsac	Canada	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kisinev	Moldova	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Squa Pan Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Petersham 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham Exp Fa	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Manti	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
La Pocatiere Cda	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sussex	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Digby	Canada	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

904 records

Records set or tied on 25 October 1959 by type: Highest daily maximum 326, Lowest daily maximum 93, Highest daily minimum 235, Lowest daily minimum 30, Heaviest daily rainfall 188, Heaviest daily snowfall 29, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 25 October 1959 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	326
Lowest daily maximum	93
Highest daily minimum	235
Lowest daily minimum	30
Heaviest daily rainfall	188
Heaviest daily snowfall	29
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 25 October 1959 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 26, daily 876.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

755 broken records

Margins by which the 755 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 153.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

25 October 1959

Top 20 records on 25 October 1959 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 October 1959	Nappan Cda, CA	daily rain	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	32 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 1959	Torrevieja, ES	monthly rain	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	12 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 1959	Newgate, CA	monthly rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	24 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 1959	Parrsboro, CA	all-time rain	152.7 mm (6.0 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	3 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 1959	Chatham Exp Fa, US	daily snowfall	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	32 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 1959	Keene, US	monthly rain	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	58 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 1959	Pointe Au Pere, CA	daily high min	14.4 C (57.9 F)	7.7 C (13.9 F)	45 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 1959	Annapolis Royal, CA	monthly rain	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	37 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 1959	Worcester, US	daily rain	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	32 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 1959	Lake Placid 2 S, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	33 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 1959	Birtle, CA	daily snowfall	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	9.2 cm (3.6 in)	44 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 1959	Morden Cda, CA	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	36 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 1959	Holyoke, US	daily rain	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	32 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 1959	Manistique Wwtp, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	60 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 1959	Brandon Cda, CA	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	44 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 1959	Winchendon, US	daily rain	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 1959	Ninette, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	44 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 1959	Vernon, US	daily rain	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 1959	Bathurst, CA	daily high min	11.1 C (52.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	80 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 1959	Hardwick, US	monthly rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	27 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

1800 to 1959

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 1959. 1959 had 904 records.

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

Records on 10-25 in each year
Year	Records
1800	1
1802	1
1831	1
1834	1
1840	1
1841	1
1845	1
1850	1
1853	1
1856	1
1857	1
1859	1
1861	2
1864	1
1866	2
1869	1
1870	1
1871	1
1874	3
1875	2
1876	1
1877	1
1879	2
1881	1
1883	2
1885	1
1887	3
1888	4
1890	11
1891	4
1892	3
1893	2
1894	6
1895	2
1896	1
1897	1
1898	1
1899	8
1900	3
1901	3
1902	13
1903	4
1904	10
1905	20
1906	18
1907	14
1908	32
1909	19
1910	15
1911	28
1912	18
1913	51
1914	33
1915	50
1916	19
1917	29
1918	36
1919	73
1920	158
1921	47
1922	210
1923	117
1924	122
1925	297
1926	391
1927	358
1928	104
1929	262
1930	260
1931	317
1932	380
1933	433
1934	983
1935	302
1936	205
1937	328
1938	461
1939	934
1940	491
1941	323
1942	383
1943	321
1944	273
1945	437
1946	460
1947	668
1948	169
1949	761
1950	408
1951	493
1952	331
1953	278
1954	687
1955	573
1956	501
1957	907
1958	285
1959	904
1960	439
1961	237
1962	937
1963	1,115
1964	245
1965	529
1966	347
1967	493
1968	376
1969	462
1970	693
1971	996
1972	409
1973	339
1974	470
1975	1,326
1976	832
1977	824
1978	460
1979	720
1980	967
1981	1,200
1982	1,107
1983	484
1984	1,135
1985	595
1986	665
1987	572
1988	594
1989	1,543
1990	554
1991	1,413
1992	1,208
1993	569
1994	610
1995	667
1996	1,016
1997	2,375
1998	903
1999	1,110
2000	1,469
2001	1,338
2002	1,779
2003	1,215
2004	1,107
2005	1,695
2006	1,165
2007	1,289
2008	722
2009	576
2010	1,240
2011	748
2012	1,267
2013	656
2014	945
2015	499
2016	569
2017	737
2018	402
2019	1,000
2020	3,067
2021	1,081
2022	778
2023	1,254
2024	724
2025	505

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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 20	716
20 to 40	22
40 to 60	8
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	3
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	3