Weather Records on 13 November 1959

873 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 November 1959. Highest significance: Mt Tamborine Fern St, AU.

Key Facts for 13 November 1959

On 13 November 1959, 873 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
34 were record highs and 284 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 102 monthly and 771 daily.
Mt Tamborine Fern St set a monthly record daily precipitation of 163.8 mm (6.4 in) on 13 November 1959.
Across 159 earlier years (1795 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 469 records.

Record Map

873 stations

873 station records on 13 November 1959 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 November 1959: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mt Tamborine Fern St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	163.8 mm (6.4 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Woodford Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	124.0 mm (4.9 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Cooroy Composite	Australia	Record daily precipitation	182.9 mm (7.2 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Cooran Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	137.9 mm (5.4 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Bruff Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Algona	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Williamsburg 1E	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Pomona Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	184.2 mm (7.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Galva	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Hattonvale Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	108.5 mm (4.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Mapleton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	156.2 mm (6.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Pontiac	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Cleveland Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Maleny Denning Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	174.2 mm (6.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Wauseon Wtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Davenport L&D 15	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Abbotsford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Salisbury Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Bonnie Brae	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Legume (New Koreelah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Kalmar_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Cooloolabin Forestry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	147.3 mm (5.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Marburg - Warrego Highway	Australia	Record daily precipitation	121.2 mm (4.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Condong Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ottawa 4SW	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Aledo	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Alton	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Caboonbah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Virden	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Minonk	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Lowood Don St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Murwillumbah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Pontiac	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Rantoul	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Numinbah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	110.2 mm (4.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Vanderhoof	Canada	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Washington	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Beaudesert Cryna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.9 mm (4.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Beechmont Binna Burra Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Galva	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Centerville 6 SE	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Brisbane	Australia	Record daily precipitation	115.8 mm (4.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Manly Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Montreal River	Canada	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Oskaloosa	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Caledonia	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Franklyn Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hartington	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Racine Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hickeys Creek Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Rochester	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kenilworth Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Coorparoo Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Carroll	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Streator 2SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bald Hills Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Coolangatta Bowls Comp	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Forest	Canada	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lucan	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Collegeville St Joe AP	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

873 records

Records set or tied on 13 November 1959 by type: Highest daily maximum 11, Lowest daily maximum 159, Highest daily minimum 23, Lowest daily minimum 125, Heaviest daily rainfall 298, Heaviest daily snowfall 193, Deepest snow cover 64.

Records on 13 November 1959 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	11
Lowest daily maximum	159
Highest daily minimum	23
Lowest daily minimum	125
Heaviest daily rainfall	298
Heaviest daily snowfall	193
Deepest snow cover	64

Records on 13 November 1959 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 102, daily 771.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

765 broken records

Margins by which the 765 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 279.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 November 1959

Top 20 records on 13 November 1959 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 November 1959	Mt Tamborine Fern St, AU	monthly rain	163.8 mm (6.4 in)	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	42 years	69 of 100 (Major)
13 November 1959	Woodford Post Office, AU	monthly rain	124.0 mm (4.9 in)	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	42 years	69 of 100 (Major)
13 November 1959	Cooroy Composite, AU	monthly rain	182.9 mm (7.2 in)	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	42 years	68 of 100 (Major)
13 November 1959	Cooran Post Office, AU	monthly rain	137.9 mm (5.4 in)	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	34 years	66 of 100 (Major)
13 November 1959	Bruff Hill, AU	monthly rain	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	41 years	66 of 100 (Major)
13 November 1959	Algona, US	daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	65 years	65 of 100 (Major)
13 November 1959	Williamsburg 1E, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	64 years	65 of 100 (Major)
13 November 1959	Pomona Post Office, AU	monthly rain	184.2 mm (7.3 in)	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	22 years	60 of 100 (Major)
13 November 1959	Galva, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	60 years	60 of 100 (Major)
13 November 1959	Hattonvale Store, AU	monthly rain	108.5 mm (4.3 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	31 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
13 November 1959	Mapleton Post Office, AU	monthly rain	156.2 mm (6.1 in)	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	22 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
13 November 1959	Pontiac, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	56 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
13 November 1959	Cleveland Bowls Club, AU	daily rain	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	34 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
13 November 1959	Maleny Denning Rd, AU	monthly rain	174.2 mm (6.9 in)	66.2 mm (2.6 in)	14 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
13 November 1959	Wauseon Wtp, US	daily snowfall	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	64 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
13 November 1959	Davenport L&D 15, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	57 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
13 November 1959	Abbotsford, AU	daily rain	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	34 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
13 November 1959	Salisbury Bowls Club, AU	daily rain	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	44 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
13 November 1959	Bonnie Brae, AU	daily rain	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	37 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
13 November 1959	Legume (New Koreelah), AU	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	41 years	55 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

1795 to 1959

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1959. 1959 had 873 records.

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

Records on 11-13 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1823	2
1825	1
1826	1
1835	2
1848	1
1852	1
1855	1
1856	1
1859	1
1861	1
1862	2
1866	4
1869	3
1870	1
1873	4
1874	2
1876	1
1877	1
1879	1
1880	2
1881	4
1882	2
1883	1
1886	2
1888	1
1890	3
1893	1
1894	5
1895	4
1896	3
1897	4
1898	2
1899	2
1900	2
1901	8
1902	17
1903	6
1904	14
1905	13
1906	29
1907	13
1908	9
1909	33
1910	11
1911	62
1912	30
1913	112
1914	43
1915	26
1916	162
1917	66
1918	10
1919	162
1920	88
1921	100
1922	49
1923	178
1924	188
1925	240
1926	129
1927	93
1928	213
1929	426
1930	346
1931	528
1932	357
1933	252
1934	225
1935	317
1936	292
1937	335
1938	429
1939	266
1940	1,131
1941	321
1942	116
1943	144
1944	759
1945	606
1946	566
1947	241
1948	171
1949	440
1950	321
1951	516
1952	246
1953	465
1954	282
1955	1,493
1956	262
1957	395
1958	644
1959	873
1960	397
1961	540
1962	212
1963	360
1964	618
1965	442
1966	388
1967	467
1968	818
1969	620
1970	433
1971	425
1972	1,035
1973	657
1974	658
1975	763
1976	1,219
1977	570
1978	1,014
1979	500
1980	524
1981	884
1982	1,086
1983	1,057
1984	678
1985	1,636
1986	2,629
1987	722
1988	641
1989	1,107
1990	1,155
1991	984
1992	831
1993	1,582
1994	1,091
1995	1,248
1996	1,076
1997	1,330
1998	1,168
1999	2,053
2000	1,597
2001	818
2002	609
2003	867
2004	804
2005	1,071
2006	897
2007	525
2008	768
2009	1,065
2010	1,631
2011	695
2012	507
2013	718
2014	1,591
2015	623
2016	629
2017	266
2018	1,144
2019	2,622
2020	577
2021	473
2022	1,145
2023	566
2024	364
2025	1,238

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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	629
50 to 100	102
100 to 150	25
150 to 200	5
200 to 250	3
250 to 300	1