Weather Records on 4 November 1959

757 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 November 1959. Highest significance: Wagoner, US.

Key Facts for 4 November 1959

On 4 November 1959, 757 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
176 were record highs and 97 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 19 monthly and 738 daily.
Wagoner set a monthly record daily precipitation of 130.3 mm (5.1 in) on 4 November 1959.
Across 168 earlier years (1803 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 464 records.

Record Map

757 stations

757 station records on 4 November 1959 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 November 1959: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Wagoner	United States	Record daily precipitation	130.3 mm (5.1 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
St Louis Eads Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Wentworth 2.5 WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Bhaunagar	India	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Dearborn	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Batesville L&D 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	128.0 mm (5.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Valley Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bateman Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Okmulgee Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Grinnell 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Centerville 6 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Antioch	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Subiaco	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sycamore	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Vinton	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Okemah	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sioux Ctr 2 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
St Louis St Louis UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Haxby 18 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Belle Plaine	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pacific	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Marshfield Exp Farm	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Adrian 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Madison Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cedar Rapids #1	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bristow	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sulphur Platt Nat'l Pk	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ludington 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Academy 2NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Watertown Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gunnison 3SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Elgin Water	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Parkston 8 ENE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Williamsburg 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Newaygo Hardy Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Racine Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wisconsin Dells Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Winifred	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Muskogee	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tahlequah	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Flandreau	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Paragould	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Salem	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Steelville 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandria	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Iron Mtn-Kingsford Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Houston	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Missoula 6 NW WFO	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mobridge 2NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ballinger 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Port Washington	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rico	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Petoskey	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
White Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Marshall	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
E Tawas	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
De Smet	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gladwin	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Laura Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

757 records

Records set or tied on 4 November 1959 by type: Highest daily maximum 29, Lowest daily maximum 56, Highest daily minimum 147, Lowest daily minimum 41, Heaviest daily rainfall 347, Heaviest daily snowfall 115, Deepest snow cover 22.

Records on 4 November 1959 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	29
Lowest daily maximum	56
Highest daily minimum	147
Lowest daily minimum	41
Heaviest daily rainfall	347
Heaviest daily snowfall	115
Deepest snow cover	22

Records on 4 November 1959 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 19, daily 738.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

652 broken records

Margins by which the 652 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 127.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 November 1959

Top 20 records on 4 November 1959 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 November 1959	Wagoner, US	monthly rain	130.3 mm (5.1 in)	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	41 years	68 of 100 (Major)
4 November 1959	St Louis Eads Brg, US	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	62 years	64 of 100 (Major)
4 November 1959	Wentworth 2.5 WNW, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	65 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 1959	Bhaunagar, IN	daily rain	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	57 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 1959	Fort Dearborn, US	monthly rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	52 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 1959	Batesville L&D 1, US	monthly rain	128.0 mm (5.0 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	51 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 1959	Valley Park, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 1959	Bateman Rch, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	33 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 1959	Okmulgee Wtr Wks, US	daily rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	63.3 mm (2.5 in)	16 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 1959	Grinnell 3 SW, US	daily rain	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	68.5 mm (2.7 in)	10 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 1959	Centerville 6 SE, US	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	33 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 1959	Antioch, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	10 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 1959	Hillsboro, US	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	62 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 1959	Subiaco, US	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	20 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 1959	Sycamore, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 1959	Vinton, US	daily rain	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	1 year	46 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 1959	Okemah, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	16 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 1959	Sioux Ctr 2 SE, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	59 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 1959	St Louis St Louis UNIV, US	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	10 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 1959	Haxby 18 SW, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	24 years	45 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

1803 to 1959

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1803 to 1959. 1959 had 757 records.

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

Records on 11-04 in each year
Year	Records
1803	1
1820	1
1821	2
1825	1
1826	1
1828	1
1835	1
1837	1
1838	1
1845	1
1849	1
1851	2
1852	1
1853	1
1857	1
1858	6
1862	3
1863	1
1865	1
1866	1
1872	1
1873	1
1874	1
1875	1
1878	1
1879	2
1880	2
1881	4
1882	1
1884	1
1885	3
1886	1
1887	4
1888	1
1890	3
1891	1
1893	4
1894	4
1895	7
1896	3
1897	1
1898	4
1899	12
1900	1
1901	6
1902	8
1903	21
1904	7
1905	9
1906	14
1907	34
1908	13
1909	14
1910	43
1911	25
1912	32
1913	19
1914	28
1915	12
1916	76
1917	39
1918	14
1919	72
1920	70
1921	71
1922	119
1923	89
1924	99
1925	197
1926	182
1927	287
1928	220
1929	175
1930	157
1931	248
1932	413
1933	337
1934	516
1935	1,219
1936	1,005
1937	326
1938	725
1939	752
1940	335
1941	315
1942	343
1943	248
1944	333
1945	506
1946	784
1947	583
1948	746
1949	598
1950	667
1951	2,037
1952	376
1953	219
1954	592
1955	354
1956	855
1957	401
1958	286
1959	757
1960	262
1961	669
1962	435
1963	244
1964	510
1965	537
1966	1,041
1967	599
1968	391
1969	516
1970	512
1971	434
1972	613
1973	1,393
1974	686
1975	1,654
1976	596
1977	981
1978	1,158
1979	559
1980	973
1981	645
1982	1,073
1983	1,116
1984	441
1985	844
1986	546
1987	1,049
1988	1,211
1989	663
1990	1,233
1991	4,265
1992	1,241
1993	735
1994	1,808
1995	991
1996	1,242
1997	611
1998	704
1999	796
2000	781
2001	639
2002	1,314
2003	2,177
2004	895
2005	1,212
2006	1,321
2007	747
2008	1,093
2009	511
2010	1,197
2011	1,000
2012	814
2013	541
2014	508
2015	1,249
2016	759
2017	932
2018	355
2019	449
2020	1,448
2021	545
2022	904
2023	667
2024	981
2025	615

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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	512
20 to 40	71
40 to 60	36
60 to 80	21
80 to 100	5
100 to 120	5
120 to 140	2