Weather Records on 22 November 1959

414 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 November 1959. Highest significance: Randle 1 E, US.

Key Facts for 22 November 1959

On 22 November 1959, 414 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
54 were record highs and 25 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 401 daily.
Randle 1 E set an all-time record daily precipitation of 229.6 mm (9.0 in) on 22 November 1959.
Across 154 earlier years (1816 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 483 records.

Record Map

414 stations

414 station records on 22 November 1959 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 November 1959: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Randle 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	229.6 mm (9.0 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Nyerilup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Jerramungup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Kendenup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Peppermint Grove	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Arundel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Deeside	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Kalgan River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Grace Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Barker	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Clearwater	United States	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Ravensthorpe	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Pingrup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Nanda Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Pingrup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Albany	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Gunnerside	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Noondoonia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Carmendale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Borden	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Stockdill Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rainier Paradise Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	118.6 mm (4.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kojaneerup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Roselea	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mayville	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bathurst	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bottineau	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Chinocup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Snowtown	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nhill	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	24.2 C (75.6 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kosmos	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Otway Lighthouse	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Snoqualmie Pass	United States	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Magenta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
King River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Oakville	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Esperance Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Scenic	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Port Lincoln	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Launceston (Pumping Station)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kayballup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Robe Comparison	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
St Albans	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.4 cm (2.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Leavenworth 3 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Parrsboro	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Low Head (Comparison)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Brooklyn	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Longmire Rainier Nps	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Weiser	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Frome Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Blaine	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Centralia	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Gladwin	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Merredin Research Station	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	18.1 C (64.6 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Zitacuaro	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Los Gatos	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cresco 1 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ada	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

414 records

Records set or tied on 22 November 1959 by type: Highest daily maximum 26, Lowest daily maximum 15, Highest daily minimum 28, Lowest daily minimum 10, Heaviest daily rainfall 286, Heaviest daily snowfall 39, Deepest snow cover 10.

Records on 22 November 1959 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	26
Lowest daily maximum	15
Highest daily minimum	28
Lowest daily minimum	10
Heaviest daily rainfall	286
Heaviest daily snowfall	39
Deepest snow cover	10

Records on 22 November 1959 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 12, daily 401.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

367 broken records

Margins by which the 367 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 103.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 November 1959

Top 20 records on 22 November 1959 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 November 1959	Randle 1 E, US	all-time rain	229.6 mm (9.0 in)	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	25 years	70 of 100 (Major)
22 November 1959	Nyerilup, AU	monthly rain	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	44 years	68 of 100 (Major)
22 November 1959	Jerramungup, AU	monthly rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	30 years	65 of 100 (Major)
22 November 1959	Kendenup, AU	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
22 November 1959	Peppermint Grove, AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
22 November 1959	Arundel, AU	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
22 November 1959	Deeside, AU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	42 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
22 November 1959	Kalgan River, AU	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
22 November 1959	Lake Grace Comparison, AU	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
22 November 1959	Mount Barker, AU	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	34 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
22 November 1959	Clearwater, US	daily rain	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	46 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
22 November 1959	Ravensthorpe, AU	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	44 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
22 November 1959	Lake Pingrup, AU	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	44 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
22 November 1959	Nanda Downs, AU	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	17 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 November 1959	Pingrup, AU	monthly rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	30 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 November 1959	Albany, AU	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	12 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
22 November 1959	Gunnerside, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
22 November 1959	Noondoonia, AU	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	44 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
22 November 1959	Carmendale, AU	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 November 1959	Borden, AU	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	17 years	44 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

1816 to 1959

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1816 to 1959. 1959 had 414 records.

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

Records on 11-22 in each year
Year	Records
1816	2
1821	1
1829	1
1831	1
1835	1
1843	1
1845	3
1855	1
1857	1
1858	6
1861	1
1872	1
1873	1
1875	4
1878	4
1879	2
1880	6
1882	2
1883	4
1884	1
1888	3
1890	6
1891	2
1893	1
1894	1
1896	3
1897	6
1898	9
1899	1
1900	7
1901	2
1902	5
1903	4
1904	16
1905	8
1906	25
1907	23
1908	30
1909	29
1910	11
1911	29
1912	9
1913	74
1914	28
1915	16
1916	206
1917	331
1918	12
1919	36
1920	30
1921	36
1922	89
1923	68
1924	196
1925	29
1926	292
1927	136
1928	128
1929	759
1930	269
1931	873
1932	221
1933	269
1934	596
1935	120
1936	159
1937	939
1938	167
1939	244
1940	413
1941	356
1942	707
1943	313
1944	178
1945	433
1946	448
1947	616
1948	490
1949	907
1950	641
1951	263
1952	469
1953	548
1954	476
1955	540
1956	423
1957	469
1958	496
1959	414
1960	384
1961	737
1962	462
1963	966
1964	1,087
1965	559
1966	789
1967	448
1968	385
1969	478
1970	717
1971	602
1972	704
1973	556
1974	597
1975	392
1976	390
1977	1,043
1978	896
1979	1,017
1980	699
1981	850
1982	783
1983	1,215
1984	1,196
1985	2,318
1986	459
1987	906
1988	1,272
1989	937
1990	964
1991	1,109
1992	1,513
1993	1,046
1994	827
1995	869
1996	1,829
1997	694
1998	1,497
1999	1,096
2000	1,291
2001	746
2002	1,190
2003	1,329
2004	1,035
2005	667
2006	1,337
2007	955
2008	1,345
2009	1,188
2010	1,341
2011	1,047
2012	962
2013	925
2014	614
2015	848
2016	801
2017	1,334
2018	691
2019	409
2020	414
2021	543
2022	333
2023	576
2024	843
2025	537

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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	314
20 to 40	38
40 to 60	8
60 to 80	5
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	2