Weather Records on 26 October 1959

488 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 October 1959. Highest significance: Parsa, IN.

Key Facts for 26 October 1959

On 26 October 1959, 488 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
238 were record highs and 84 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 483 daily.
Parsa set a daily record precipitation of 88.4 mm (3.5 in) on 26 October 1959.
Across 157 earlier years (1816 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 483 records.

Record Map

488 stations

488 station records on 26 October 1959 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 October 1959: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Parsa	India	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Maristova	Norway	Record daily precipitation	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bathurst	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hallock	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Serrinha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sompeta	India	Record daily precipitation	107.9 mm (4.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Siwan	India	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Nebo	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gidhour	India	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Jiwanpur Sagri	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Langdon Exp Farm	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Newton Rigg	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Farmington 3NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Port Daniel	Canada	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rexton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
San Juan de Guadalupe (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ixmiquilpan (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Eastbourne	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Detroit Lakes 1 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Milaca	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Parrsboro	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ramos Arizpe (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Oakes	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tropic	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nappan Cda	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mahackala	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	1.0 C (33.8 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Houlton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Uruapan (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Matehuala (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Arhangelsk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-11.4 C (11.5 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Duchesne	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Truro Nsac	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Rvr Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hawthorne AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mondovi	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Wrixum/Fohr	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Shenkursk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-17.5 C (0.5 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Indio Fire STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ishpeming	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Whitefish Pt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
River Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Falls	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Springfield	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Stillwater	Canada	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sherkawan	India	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Buxton	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	50.7 mm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tiger Creek Ph	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Leech Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Port Washington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Moncton	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Digby	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Paisley	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Globe Rs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Ripley	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Bayard 4W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Langdon Exp Farm	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hana 354	United States	Record low minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Minden	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Weyerhaeuser 1N	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Saint John	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

488 records

Records set or tied on 26 October 1959 by type: Highest daily maximum 132, Lowest daily maximum 62, Highest daily minimum 106, Lowest daily minimum 22, Heaviest daily rainfall 129, Heaviest daily snowfall 31, Deepest snow cover 6.

Records on 26 October 1959 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	132
Lowest daily maximum	62
Highest daily minimum	106
Lowest daily minimum	22
Heaviest daily rainfall	129
Heaviest daily snowfall	31
Deepest snow cover	6

Records on 26 October 1959 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 5, daily 483.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

388 broken records

Margins by which the 388 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

26 October 1959

Top 20 records on 26 October 1959 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 October 1959	Parsa, IN	daily rain	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1959	Maristova, NO	daily rain	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	24 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1959	Bathurst, CA	daily high min	13.3 C (55.9 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	80 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1959	Hallock, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	42 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1959	Serrinha, BR	daily rain	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	38 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1959	Sompeta, IN	daily rain	107.9 mm (4.2 in)	95.2 mm (3.7 in)	28 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1959	Siwan, IN	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	57 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1959	Nebo, ZA	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	34 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1959	Gidhour, IN	daily rain	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	76.4 mm (3.0 in)	28 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1959	Jiwanpur Sagri, IN	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	57 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
26 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)
26 October 1959	Newton Rigg, GB	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	22 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1959	Farmington 3NW, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	52 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1959	Port Daniel, CA	daily rain	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	9 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
26 October 1959	Rexton, CA	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	14 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
26 October 1959	San Juan de Guadalupe (Smn), MX	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
26 October 1959	Ixmiquilpan (Smn), MX	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	12 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
26 October 1959	Eastbourne, GB	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	45 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
26 October 1959	Detroit Lakes 1 NNE, US	daily snowfall	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	62 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
26 October 1959	Milaca, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	40 years	33 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

1816 to 1959

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1816 to 1959. 1959 had 488 records.

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

Records on 10-26 in each year
Year	Records
1816	1
1831	1
1832	1
1840	1
1841	1
1843	1
1849	1
1856	1
1859	1
1861	1
1864	1
1866	3
1868	2
1870	1
1871	4
1874	1
1879	2
1880	2
1881	1
1883	1
1885	1
1886	2
1887	8
1888	6
1889	2
1890	5
1891	2
1892	5
1894	2
1895	2
1898	2
1899	7
1900	5
1901	4
1902	4
1903	16
1904	6
1905	18
1906	8
1907	12
1908	25
1909	10
1910	10
1911	7
1912	24
1913	38
1914	27
1915	34
1916	59
1917	47
1918	58
1919	72
1920	57
1921	33
1922	147
1923	68
1924	102
1925	185
1926	381
1927	522
1928	174
1929	137
1930	228
1931	359
1932	468
1933	605
1934	331
1935	174
1936	528
1937	248
1938	201
1939	1,140
1940	516
1941	688
1942	926
1943	466
1944	357
1945	434
1946	481
1947	533
1948	158
1949	368
1950	654
1951	337
1952	417
1953	449
1954	728
1955	484
1956	378
1957	1,082
1958	187
1959	488
1960	315
1961	214
1962	1,136
1963	1,079
1964	417
1965	450
1966	271
1967	392
1968	478
1969	493
1970	744
1971	1,021
1972	362
1973	362
1974	266
1975	787
1976	818
1977	864
1978	495
1979	759
1980	953
1981	761
1982	837
1983	564
1984	790
1985	559
1986	602
1987	704
1988	896
1989	1,628
1990	582
1991	1,660
1992	726
1993	615
1994	610
1995	911
1996	1,651
1997	2,943
1998	1,125
1999	994
2000	1,091
2001	939
2002	1,088
2003	1,271
2004	1,122
2005	1,165
2006	1,822
2007	1,183
2008	631
2009	746
2010	1,542
2011	797
2012	1,048
2013	800
2014	977
2015	430
2016	719
2017	474
2018	592
2019	896
2020	3,942
2021	728
2022	626
2023	1,628
2024	790
2025	611

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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	375
50 to 100	11
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1