Weather Records on 6 November 1959

1,800 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 November 1959. Highest significance: Hissar, IN.

Key Facts for 6 November 1959

On 6 November 1959, 1,800 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
242 were record highs and 1,223 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 53 monthly and 1,747 daily.
Hissar set a monthly record daily precipitation of 48.0 mm (1.9 in) on 6 November 1959.
Across 162 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 484 records.

Record Map

1,800 stations

1,800 station records on 6 November 1959 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 November 1959: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hissar	India	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Centerville 6 SE	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Udhapur	India	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Escanaba	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Homestead Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.2 mm (4.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Jind	India	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Rajgarh	India	Record daily precipitation	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Prairie du Chien	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Buckland Downs	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Portage Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Shawano 2SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Decorah	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ironwood	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ishpeming	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
El Reno 1 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandria	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Phelps	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.6 cm (8.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kilba	India	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Panipat	India	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sepao	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Chatham Exp Fa	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Stambaugh 2SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Canton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Darlington Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Forestburg 4 NNE	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Baseri	India	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
New Hampton	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
W Pt	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Merrill	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hissar	India	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ferrara	Italy	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Iron Mtn-Kingsford Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Healdton 3 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Portage Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Inwood 2 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Marshalltown	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bar Harbor 3 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ishpeming	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Munising	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Springview 2NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mauston 1 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Brownsville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fayette	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Humboldt 3 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Oskaloosa	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Spencer 1 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Oelrichs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lancaster 4 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rhinelander	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Khair	India	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Arcadia	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Grundy Ctr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Webster City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Norwich	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Albion	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Redfield	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ames 3 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sioux Ctr 2 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tekamah	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,800 records

Records set or tied on 6 November 1959 by type: Highest daily maximum 117, Lowest daily maximum 531, Highest daily minimum 125, Lowest daily minimum 692, Heaviest daily rainfall 194, Heaviest daily snowfall 91, Deepest snow cover 50.

Records on 6 November 1959 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	117
Lowest daily maximum	531
Highest daily minimum	125
Lowest daily minimum	692
Heaviest daily rainfall	194
Heaviest daily snowfall	91
Deepest snow cover	50

Records on 6 November 1959 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 53, daily 1,747.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,569 broken records

Margins by which the 1,569 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

6 November 1959

Top 20 records on 6 November 1959 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 November 1959	Hissar, IN	monthly rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	30 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1959	Centerville 6 SE, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	61 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1959	Udhapur, IN	monthly rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	30 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1959	Escanaba, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	61 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1959	Homestead Exp STN, US	daily rain	105.2 mm (4.1 in)	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	22 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1959	Jind, IN	monthly rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	47 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1959	Rajgarh, IN	monthly rain	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	46 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1959	Prairie du Chien, US	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	65 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1959	Buckland Downs, ZA	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	50 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1959	Portage Wwtp, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	53 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1959	Shawano 2SSW, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	62 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1959	Decorah, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	65 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1959	Ironwood, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	24 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1959	Ishpeming, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	57 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1959	El Reno 1 N, US	daily low min	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	10.0 C (18.0 F)	65 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1959	Alexandria, US	daily low min	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	10.0 C (18.0 F)	63 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1959	Phelps, US	daily snowfall	20.6 cm (8.1 in)	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	22 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1959	Kilba, IN	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	33 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1959	Panipat, IN	monthly rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	47 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1959	Sepao, IN	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	34 years	40 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

1793 to 1959

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1959. 1959 had 1,800 records.

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

Records on 11-06 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1795	1
1804	1
1805	1
1812	1
1819	1
1828	2
1834	1
1835	2
1840	1
1842	3
1845	1
1849	1
1851	2
1856	2
1858	1
1860	1
1863	1
1864	2
1868	1
1870	1
1874	2
1875	1
1877	1
1878	2
1879	1
1885	3
1886	1
1888	3
1890	2
1891	2
1893	2
1894	1
1895	7
1896	3
1898	3
1899	12
1900	2
1901	4
1902	6
1903	4
1904	6
1905	15
1906	13
1907	13
1908	21
1909	7
1910	52
1911	27
1912	53
1913	20
1914	36
1915	20
1916	127
1917	30
1918	40
1919	60
1920	53
1921	98
1922	84
1923	119
1924	737
1925	139
1926	123
1927	405
1928	86
1929	89
1930	439
1931	284
1932	307
1933	661
1934	626
1935	527
1936	356
1937	124
1938	1,098
1939	390
1940	201
1941	512
1942	373
1943	238
1944	459
1945	498
1946	682
1947	405
1948	1,219
1949	517
1950	314
1951	1,832
1952	193
1953	1,218
1954	442
1955	311
1956	431
1957	359
1958	227
1959	1,800
1960	388
1961	480
1962	343
1963	493
1964	259
1965	272
1966	548
1967	889
1968	463
1969	756
1970	407
1971	789
1972	387
1973	1,110
1974	355
1975	1,381
1976	653
1977	966
1978	762
1979	581
1980	1,353
1981	673
1982	698
1983	650
1984	536
1985	664
1986	810
1987	806
1988	1,010
1989	1,048
1990	1,240
1991	2,360
1992	1,450
1993	965
1994	1,368
1995	1,464
1996	1,720
1997	849
1998	752
1999	1,367
2000	1,575
2001	879
2002	1,220
2003	2,143
2004	828
2005	1,176
2006	1,397
2007	591
2008	1,266
2009	916
2010	1,349
2011	1,046
2012	894
2013	871
2014	453
2015	1,664
2016	838
2017	1,069
2018	633
2019	561
2020	1,351
2021	456
2022	907
2023	719
2024	1,239
2025	502

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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	1,514
50 to 100	35
100 to 150	15
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	2