Weather Records on 3 November 1959

472 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 November 1959. Highest significance: Lillooet, CA.

Key Facts for 3 November 1959

On 3 November 1959, 472 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
185 were record highs and 52 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 16 monthly and 456 daily.
Lillooet set a daily record precipitation of 27.9 mm (1.1 in) on 3 November 1959.
Across 155 earlier years (1821 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 497 records.

Record Map

472 stations

472 station records on 3 November 1959 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 November 1959: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lillooet	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Vulcan	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Burrundie Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mossman Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Turnpike	United States	Record daily precipitation	162.6 mm (6.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ayton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hornepayne	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pimpelner	India	Record daily precipitation	58.5 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
First Connecticut Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mowbray	Australia	Record daily precipitation	124.0 mm (4.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Chopda	India	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mossman Central Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Navapur	India	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pincher Creek Town	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pincher Creek Town	Canada	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Seven Persons	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Maple Creek	Canada	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ahwa	India	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Garnet Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ponca City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Malanda Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rocky Point	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cardston	Canada	Record daily snowfall	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kulgam	India	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Manawar	India	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ozark	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lyndon	Canada	Record daily snowfall	23.1 cm (9.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pekisko	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pekisko	Canada	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Raver	India	Record daily precipitation	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Enid	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
St Louis Eads Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Manyberries Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Garden Head	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mena	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Brooks 1	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Hat A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Beaver Mines	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Srinagar	India	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Goldbutte 7 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hollis 5E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Beaver Mines	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Beaver	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cloud Chief 2 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hennessey 4 ESE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Indooroopilly Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Burhanpur Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	130.2 mm (5.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Garden Valley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Oakwood 3 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Uniontown 1 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericksburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mana 1026	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Texarkana Webb Fld	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Newgate	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sakri	India	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Indio Fire STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Clovis	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hammon 3 SSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Weatherford	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Coleman	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

472 records

Records set or tied on 3 November 1959 by type: Highest daily maximum 15, Lowest daily maximum 22, Highest daily minimum 170, Lowest daily minimum 30, Heaviest daily rainfall 186, Heaviest daily snowfall 45, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 3 November 1959 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	15
Lowest daily maximum	22
Highest daily minimum	170
Lowest daily minimum	30
Heaviest daily rainfall	186
Heaviest daily snowfall	45
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 3 November 1959 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 16, daily 456.

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 178.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 November 1959

Top 20 records on 3 November 1959 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 November 1959	Lillooet, CA	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1959	Vulcan, CA	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	26 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1959	Burrundie Railway Station, AU	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	52 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1959	Mossman Post Office, AU	daily rain	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	65.2 mm (2.6 in)	34 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1959	Turnpike, US	monthly rain	162.6 mm (6.4 in)	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	0 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1959	Ayton, AU	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	34 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1959	Hornepayne, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	21 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1959	Pimpelner, IN	daily rain	58.5 mm (2.3 in)	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	24 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1959	First Connecticut Lake, US	daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	34 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1959	Mowbray, AU	daily rain	124.0 mm (4.9 in)	66.1 mm (2.6 in)	1 year	35 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1959	Chopda, IN	daily rain	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	56 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1959	Mossman Central Mill, AU	daily rain	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	48 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
3 November 1959	Navapur, IN	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	24 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
3 November 1959	Pincher Creek Town, CA	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	25 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
3 November 1959	Pincher Creek Town, CA	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	25 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
3 November 1959	Seven Persons, CA	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	33 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
3 November 1959	Maple Creek, CA	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	48 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
3 November 1959	Ahwa, IN	monthly rain	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	46 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
3 November 1959	Mt Garnet Post Office, AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	52 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
3 November 1959	Ponca City, US	daily high min	17.8 C (64.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	63 years	32 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

1821 to 1959

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1821 to 1959. 1959 had 472 records.

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

Records on 11-03 in each year
Year	Records
1821	2
1828	1
1835	1
1837	1
1844	1
1845	1
1851	1
1857	1
1858	7
1862	1
1864	1
1875	5
1879	3
1880	1
1881	1
1882	1
1883	1
1885	2
1886	1
1888	2
1889	1
1891	1
1892	1
1893	1
1894	5
1895	1
1896	8
1897	3
1898	6
1899	10
1900	6
1901	6
1902	5
1903	19
1904	22
1905	11
1906	13
1907	28
1908	19
1909	17
1910	21
1911	39
1912	112
1913	35
1914	41
1915	19
1916	22
1917	36
1918	16
1919	74
1920	38
1921	35
1922	85
1923	123
1924	136
1925	107
1926	188
1927	343
1928	236
1929	352
1930	154
1931	279
1932	466
1933	398
1934	571
1935	968
1936	1,217
1937	309
1938	1,019
1939	584
1940	285
1941	214
1942	303
1943	172
1944	498
1945	333
1946	1,017
1947	457
1948	416
1949	565
1950	482
1951	2,288
1952	404
1953	351
1954	693
1955	522
1956	781
1957	453
1958	274
1959	472
1960	239
1961	1,007
1962	438
1963	271
1964	719
1965	522
1966	1,373
1967	588
1968	471
1969	568
1970	551
1971	666
1972	636
1973	903
1974	929
1975	1,066
1976	719
1977	767
1978	1,197
1979	630
1980	1,031
1981	876
1982	826
1983	1,254
1984	624
1985	725
1986	491
1987	1,148
1988	915
1989	615
1990	1,114
1991	3,969
1992	1,158
1993	653
1994	1,227
1995	1,078
1996	1,152
1997	818
1998	789
1999	808
2000	851
2001	587
2002	1,376
2003	1,914
2004	1,356
2005	1,576
2006	1,065
2007	642
2008	1,011
2009	688
2010	718
2011	765
2012	605
2013	515
2014	639
2015	1,123
2016	941
2017	871
2018	405
2019	303
2020	1,688
2021	352
2022	869
2023	714
2024	703
2025	525

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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 25	347
25 to 50	19
50 to 75	11
75 to 100	3
100 to 125	4
125 to 150	2
150 to 175	1
175 to 200	1