Weather Records on 15 November 1959

861 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 November 1959. Highest significance: Oksoey Fyr, NO.

Key Facts for 15 November 1959

On 15 November 1959, 861 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
61 were record highs and 529 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 64 monthly and 797 daily.
Oksoey Fyr set a daily record precipitation of 56.8 mm (2.2 in) on 15 November 1959.
Across 159 earlier years (1794 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 462 records.

Record Map

861 stations

861 station records on 15 November 1959 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 November 1959: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Oksoey Fyr	Norway	Record daily precipitation	56.8 mm (2.2 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Saint Ignatius	United States	Record daily snowfall	28.7 cm (11.3 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Jena Sternwarte	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Nyngan (Mudall)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
O'Connell (Stratford)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Davenport L&D 15	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Darlington Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Innsbruck	Austria	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cockle Creek (Pasminco Metals)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bathurst Gaol	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Superior	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Virden	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ingwavuma (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Eicks Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pokolbin 1 Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cobbora (Ellismayne)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tovdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Galva	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mahone Bay	Canada	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Murringo (Windermere)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Herefoss	Norway	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bearbung (Aller)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Castro Alves	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	87.2 mm (3.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cromleigh,Ixopo	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pokolbin (Ben Ean)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bathurst Agricultural Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Buffalo	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Wilson (Nooroo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Stewiacke	Canada	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Chilton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sedgefield (Bundajon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rockley Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Whitehead	Canada	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gresford Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Barkerville	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Calgary Int'l A	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Calgary Int'l A	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lethbridge Cda	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ravenshill	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Fall Rvr Lake	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cuero	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gainesville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lewistown AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mendooran Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Klintonel	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rio Grande City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Uvalde	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Double Island Point Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Neilrex (Caigan)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Merensky (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	85.5 mm (3.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Moscow U of I	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Boerne	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Llano	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hargraves (Weeroona)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fort St James	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sandrivierspoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.3 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Carroll	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Willow Sprg Radio Kuku	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pleasant Valley	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

861 records

Records set or tied on 15 November 1959 by type: Highest daily maximum 21, Lowest daily maximum 288, Highest daily minimum 40, Lowest daily minimum 241, Heaviest daily rainfall 195, Heaviest daily snowfall 34, Deepest snow cover 42.

Records on 15 November 1959 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	21
Lowest daily maximum	288
Highest daily minimum	40
Lowest daily minimum	241
Heaviest daily rainfall	195
Heaviest daily snowfall	34
Deepest snow cover	42

Records on 15 November 1959 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 64, daily 797.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

714 broken records

Margins by which the 714 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 249.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 November 1959

Top 20 records on 15 November 1959 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 November 1959	Oksoey Fyr, NO	daily rain	56.8 mm (2.2 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	66 years	68 of 100 (Major)
15 November 1959	Saint Ignatius, US	daily snowfall	28.7 cm (11.3 in)	24.9 cm (9.8 in)	60 years	64 of 100 (Major)
15 November 1959	Jena Sternwarte, DE	daily rain	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	7.7 mm (0.30 in)	76 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1959	Nyngan (Mudall), AU	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	77 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1959	O'Connell (Stratford), AU	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	28 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1959	Davenport L&D 15, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	57 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1959	Darlington Wwtp, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	54 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1959	Innsbruck, AT	daily rain	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	20.2 mm (0.8 in)	41 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1959	Cockle Creek (Pasminco Metals), AU	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	24 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1959	Bathurst Gaol, AU	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	26 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1959	Superior, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	15.8 cm (6.2 in)	12 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1959	Virden, CA	daily low min	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)	13.3 C (23.9 F)	44 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1959	Ingwavuma (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	16 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1959	Eicks Rch, US	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	8 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1959	Pokolbin 1 Post Office, AU	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	41 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1959	Cobbora (Ellismayne), AU	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	41 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1959	Tovdal, NO	daily rain	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	30 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1959	Galva, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	26 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1959	Mahone Bay, CA	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	18 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1959	Murringo (Windermere), AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	41 years	39 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

1794 to 1959

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1959. 1959 had 861 records.

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

Records on 11-15 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1805	3
1823	1
1824	1
1835	2
1846	1
1850	1
1852	1
1856	1
1859	1
1867	3
1869	1
1876	4
1877	3
1878	2
1879	3
1880	1
1881	2
1882	4
1883	3
1886	1
1887	1
1888	3
1889	4
1890	3
1891	7
1892	1
1893	2
1894	5
1895	3
1896	1
1897	6
1898	1
1899	2
1900	7
1901	9
1902	5
1903	8
1904	3
1905	22
1906	11
1907	9
1908	28
1909	22
1910	14
1911	35
1912	42
1913	18
1914	44
1915	33
1916	127
1917	369
1918	46
1919	74
1920	184
1921	56
1922	30
1923	67
1924	57
1925	154
1926	383
1927	469
1928	375
1929	279
1930	635
1931	626
1932	482
1933	714
1934	388
1935	175
1936	304
1937	239
1938	221
1939	374
1940	1,180
1941	569
1942	375
1943	278
1944	220
1945	195
1946	386
1947	637
1948	536
1949	244
1950	649
1951	486
1952	481
1953	855
1954	307
1955	1,850
1956	645
1957	448
1958	893
1959	861
1960	574
1961	679
1962	423
1963	482
1964	893
1965	633
1966	519
1967	607
1968	615
1969	1,184
1970	634
1971	657
1972	603
1973	693
1974	392
1975	478
1976	780
1977	412
1978	906
1979	623
1980	562
1981	591
1982	568
1983	1,083
1984	362
1985	1,299
1986	872
1987	759
1988	830
1989	1,113
1990	868
1991	684
1992	675
1993	1,962
1994	960
1995	1,717
1996	1,139
1997	1,951
1998	735
1999	1,049
2000	1,345
2001	1,560
2002	684
2003	567
2004	858
2005	1,132
2006	1,114
2007	647
2008	789
2009	830
2010	1,270
2011	705
2012	302
2013	403
2014	1,651
2015	672
2016	918
2017	437
2018	1,319
2019	507
2020	872
2021	816
2022	848
2023	504
2024	473
2025	1,236

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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	681
50 to 100	24
100 to 150	6
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	1