Weather Records on 19 November 1959

380 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 November 1959. Highest significance: Proserpine Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 19 November 1959

On 19 November 1959, 380 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
40 were record highs and 212 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 373 daily.
Proserpine Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 85.1 mm (3.4 in) on 19 November 1959.
Across 161 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 442 records.

Record Map

380 stations

380 station records on 19 November 1959 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 November 1959: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Proserpine Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Manina (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mosdene	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Conway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Gundiah Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Fairymead Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kalispell Glacier AP	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Moore Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mamagalieskraal Suid(Irr)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Homestead Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Coolon Hotel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lennoxville	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Northport	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Anderleigh	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cheesman	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bauple	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sable Island	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Freiburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	15.4 C (59.7 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Weldon	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cuero	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Elizabeth City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Goodwood Rail STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Fort McPherson	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-42.8 C (-45.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Durango	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Southern Pines 2 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Beeville 5 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Brenham	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ludington 4 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
W Chester 2 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lampasas	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Seal Rocks Camping Reserve	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Stave Falls	Canada	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Baziya (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mimosa Park	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hendrikspan (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Devon (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Klipkop-Irr	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Decatur	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Lupton 2 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Newark Ag Farm	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Williamstown	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Johnstown	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ballinger 2 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Corsicana	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bluff Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Collingwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Baddeck	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Palmer Estate	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Clanton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Thomasville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin 3 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hernando	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Boonton 1 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Charlotteburg Rsvr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Paterson	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
New Bern 3 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Defiance	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Connellsville Lk 7	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

380 records

Records set or tied on 19 November 1959 by type: Highest daily maximum 23, Lowest daily maximum 69, Highest daily minimum 17, Lowest daily minimum 143, Heaviest daily rainfall 96, Heaviest daily snowfall 17, Deepest snow cover 15.

Records on 19 November 1959 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	23
Lowest daily maximum	69
Highest daily minimum	17
Lowest daily minimum	143
Heaviest daily rainfall	96
Heaviest daily snowfall	17
Deepest snow cover	15

Records on 19 November 1959 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 7, daily 373.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

308 broken records

Margins by which the 308 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

19 November 1959

Top 20 records on 19 November 1959 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 November 1959	Proserpine Post Office, AU	daily rain	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	0 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 November 1959	Manina (Bos), ZA	daily rain	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	28 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 November 1959	Mosdene, ZA	daily rain	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	10 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
19 November 1959	Conway Station, AU	daily rain	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	12 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
19 November 1959	Gundiah Railway Station, AU	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	49 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
19 November 1959	Fairymead Sugar Mill, AU	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	12 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
19 November 1959	Kalispell Glacier AP, US	monthly snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	56 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
19 November 1959	Moore Post Office, AU	daily rain	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	21 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
19 November 1959	Mamagalieskraal Suid(Irr), ZA	daily rain	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	24 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
19 November 1959	Homestead Exp STN, US	daily rain	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	48 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
19 November 1959	Newport, US	monthly snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	48 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
19 November 1959	Mount Coolon Hotel, AU	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	12 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
19 November 1959	Lennoxville, CA	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	70 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
19 November 1959	Northport, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	28 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
19 November 1959	Anderleigh, AU	daily rain	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	21 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
19 November 1959	Cheesman, US	monthly high min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	48 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
19 November 1959	Bauple, AU	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	16 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
19 November 1959	Sable Island, CA	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	22 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
19 November 1959	Freiburg, DE	daily high max	15.4 C (59.7 F)	1.9 C (3.4 F)	61 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
19 November 1959	Weldon, US	daily low min	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	67 years	29 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

1793 to 1959

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1959. 1959 had 380 records.

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

Records on 11-19 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1805	1
1816	3
1829	2
1835	1
1840	1
1846	2
1847	1
1848	1
1851	1
1855	1
1858	2
1861	1
1864	1
1865	2
1872	1
1873	1
1874	1
1876	1
1878	1
1879	2
1880	2
1881	3
1882	1
1886	1
1887	3
1888	2
1889	1
1890	10
1891	4
1892	1
1894	2
1896	4
1897	6
1898	2
1899	1
1900	14
1901	13
1902	18
1903	14
1904	21
1905	15
1906	35
1907	7
1908	12
1909	13
1910	24
1911	30
1912	24
1913	54
1914	62
1915	24
1916	14
1917	31
1918	16
1919	56
1920	12
1921	110
1922	32
1923	74
1924	142
1925	363
1926	267
1927	110
1928	228
1929	90
1930	724
1931	232
1932	437
1933	519
1934	500
1935	81
1936	519
1937	672
1938	283
1939	310
1940	231
1941	876
1942	724
1943	504
1944	316
1945	243
1946	723
1947	474
1948	736
1949	408
1950	715
1951	896
1952	183
1953	688
1954	468
1955	573
1956	357
1957	502
1958	270
1959	380
1960	216
1961	352
1962	570
1963	650
1964	811
1965	321
1966	238
1967	353
1968	365
1969	815
1970	306
1971	455
1972	589
1973	607
1974	524
1975	799
1976	392
1977	964
1978	1,840
1979	527
1980	796
1981	632
1982	634
1983	755
1984	522
1985	2,642
1986	1,613
1987	776
1988	626
1989	1,199
1990	525
1991	619
1992	986
1993	932
1994	1,197
1995	1,189
1996	1,854
1997	710
1998	994
1999	590
2000	1,609
2001	998
2002	828
2003	1,367
2004	692
2005	554
2006	754
2007	1,149
2008	1,675
2009	828
2010	599
2011	858
2012	516
2013	458
2014	2,311
2015	1,050
2016	830
2017	449
2018	407
2019	531
2020	1,117
2021	449
2022	1,316
2023	659
2024	889
2025	652

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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	270
20 to 40	22
40 to 60	8
60 to 80	6
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1