Weather Records on 10 November 1959

230 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 November 1959. Highest significance: Georges Creek, AU.

Key Facts for 10 November 1959

On 10 November 1959, 230 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
37 were record highs and 31 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 222 daily.
Georges Creek set a monthly record daily precipitation of 173.0 mm (6.8 in) on 10 November 1959.
Across 152 earlier years (1835 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 527 records.

Record Map

230 stations

230 station records on 10 November 1959 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 November 1959: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Georges Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	173.0 mm (6.8 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Vinga	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Varberg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Wistaria	Canada	Record daily snowfall	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kenilworth Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lowood Don St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fort St James	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Goomeri Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Jimbour State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bonshaw (Campbell St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Race (Aut)	Canada	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Maclure Lake	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Maclure Lake	Canada	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Turbine	Canada	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Woolooga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Walgett Council Depot	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Amsterdam (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Fairview	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Imbil Forestry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Mee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Franklyn Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Swanfels Upper	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wistaria	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bjornholt	Norway	Record daily precipitation	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Esk Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Konni	India	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dorrigo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Coalstoun Lakes	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cooloolabin Forestry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kandanga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Marburg - Warrego Highway	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Horseshoe Lagoon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Perry the Pines	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Coominya Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kilkivan State Forest 220	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Wondai Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Yabba Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ashley (the Prairies)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Santana Do Cariri	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Pafuri	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lebanon 3 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Amamoor Forestry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Boonara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Murgon Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Warragai	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mountain View Birdseye	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ignace	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Faerder Fyr	Norway	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisville Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Englesberg Village	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
The Highlands Irrigation	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Sasvad	India	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Nambour Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Cameron Falls	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Den Helder-1	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Telkwa	Canada	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Timovskoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	16.4 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fort St James	Canada	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gympie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kisinev	Moldova	Record daily precipitation	20.2 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

230 records

Records set or tied on 10 November 1959 by type: Highest daily maximum 18, Lowest daily maximum 8, Highest daily minimum 19, Lowest daily minimum 23, Heaviest daily rainfall 136, Heaviest daily snowfall 23, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 10 November 1959 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	18
Lowest daily maximum	8
Highest daily minimum	19
Lowest daily minimum	23
Heaviest daily rainfall	136
Heaviest daily snowfall	23
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 10 November 1959 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 8, daily 222.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

190 broken records

Margins by which the 190 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 130.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

10 November 1959

Top 20 records on 10 November 1959 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 November 1959	Georges Creek, AU	monthly rain	173.0 mm (6.8 in)	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	30 years	63 of 100 (Major)
10 November 1959	Vinga, SE	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	24.8 mm (1.0 in)	46 years	62 of 100 (Major)
10 November 1959	Varberg, SE	daily rain	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	8 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
10 November 1959	Wistaria, CA	monthly snowfall	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	11.5 cm (4.5 in)	8 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
10 November 1959	Kenilworth Township, AU	daily rain	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	12 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
10 November 1959	Lowood Don St, AU	daily rain	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	20 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
10 November 1959	Fort St James, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	48 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
10 November 1959	Goomeri Post Office, AU	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	28 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
10 November 1959	Jimbour State School, AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	20 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
10 November 1959	Bonshaw (Campbell St), AU	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	66 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
10 November 1959	Cape Race (Aut), CA	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	6 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
10 November 1959	Maclure Lake, CA	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	24 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
10 November 1959	Maclure Lake, CA	monthly snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	3 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
10 November 1959	Turbine, CA	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	36 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
10 November 1959	Woolooga Post Office, AU	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
10 November 1959	Walgett Council Depot, AU	daily low max	21.7 C (71.1 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	71 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
10 November 1959	Amsterdam (Pol), ZA	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	38 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
10 November 1959	Fairview, AU	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	25 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
10 November 1959	Imbil Forestry, AU	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	6 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
10 November 1959	Mt Mee, AU	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	17 years	31 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

1835 to 1959

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1835 to 1959. 1959 had 230 records.

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

Records on 11-10 in each year
Year	Records
1835	1
1847	1
1849	1
1853	1
1858	4
1864	2
1868	1
1870	1
1871	1
1872	1
1874	1
1875	2
1876	1
1877	1
1880	1
1881	1
1886	1
1887	2
1888	1
1889	1
1890	5
1891	5
1892	2
1895	7
1896	1
1897	3
1898	5
1900	1
1901	5
1902	4
1903	8
1904	15
1905	4
1906	7
1907	18
1908	12
1909	20
1910	21
1911	25
1912	20
1913	68
1914	86
1915	38
1916	37
1917	80
1918	25
1919	103
1920	76
1921	114
1922	12
1923	91
1924	129
1925	127
1926	474
1927	299
1928	81
1929	211
1930	203
1931	550
1932	277
1933	611
1934	207
1935	454
1936	390
1937	236
1938	250
1939	422
1940	451
1941	392
1942	344
1943	288
1944	399
1945	895
1946	791
1947	491
1948	570
1949	830
1950	1,313
1951	291
1952	448
1953	437
1954	680
1955	676
1956	797
1957	394
1958	447
1959	230
1960	463
1961	402
1962	558
1963	301
1964	509
1965	358
1966	1,260
1967	397
1968	742
1969	516
1970	604
1971	668
1972	693
1973	957
1974	503
1975	1,348
1976	537
1977	1,088
1978	1,118
1979	1,095
1980	821
1981	1,374
1982	1,364
1983	665
1984	890
1985	1,859
1986	1,542
1987	845
1988	624
1989	1,019
1990	937
1991	1,619
1992	1,000
1993	984
1994	824
1995	1,450
1996	1,164
1997	1,234
1998	1,878
1999	1,610
2000	1,684
2001	948
2002	1,307
2003	637
2004	1,058
2005	1,298
2006	1,153
2007	684
2008	968
2009	851
2010	1,272
2011	904
2012	1,144
2013	338
2014	578
2015	969
2016	1,084
2017	612
2018	1,280
2019	599
2020	2,135
2021	469
2022	1,523
2023	574
2024	491
2025	934

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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	156
20 to 40	24
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	2
120 to 140	1