Weather Records on 24 November 1959

665 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 November 1959. Highest significance: Greeneville Exp STN, US.

Key Facts for 24 November 1959

On 24 November 1959, 665 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
284 were record highs and 18 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 16 monthly and 649 daily.
Greeneville Exp STN set a daily record precipitation of 35.1 mm (1.4 in) on 24 November 1959.
Across 161 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 465 records.

Record Map

665 stations

665 station records on 24 November 1959 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 November 1959: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Greeneville Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Rogersville 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Denial Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kingsport	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hot Springs 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Burkes Garden	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Warsaw 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lenoir	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Clifton Forge 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Guntersville	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Carius	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
White Sulphur Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Miranda (Blackwood St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Marion	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Winthrop UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Clinton	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tazewell 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lynnville 4 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Lyn	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Marion	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Charlotte Hall	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Laurens	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
N Wilkesboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Newport 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mendota	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Chaplin	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mio Hydro Plt	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Superior	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lock	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Oneonta	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Catawba Hospital	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Conconully	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
The Meadows	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cordova 2 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Brevard	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rainbow Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Americus	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Belleplain STN Forest	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Freehold-Marlboro	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Somerville 4 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Quakertown	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bluff City	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bedford	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cle Elum	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Beckley Va Hospital	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
La Grange 1N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Boyds 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hale Loud Dam	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Clemson UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Santuck	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Parksville	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Farmville	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Union 3 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wetaskiwin	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Riva	Italy	Record low minimum temperature	-1.0 C (30.2 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Chestertown	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
La Plata 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Belvidere	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hendersonville 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Anderson	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

665 records

Records set or tied on 24 November 1959 by type: Highest daily maximum 94, Lowest daily maximum 9, Highest daily minimum 190, Lowest daily minimum 9, Heaviest daily rainfall 299, Heaviest daily snowfall 57, Deepest snow cover 7.

Records on 24 November 1959 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	94
Lowest daily maximum	9
Highest daily minimum	190
Lowest daily minimum	9
Heaviest daily rainfall	299
Heaviest daily snowfall	57
Deepest snow cover	7

Records on 24 November 1959 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 16, daily 649.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

560 broken records

Margins by which the 560 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 102.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 November 1959

Top 20 records on 24 November 1959 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 November 1959	Greeneville Exp STN, US	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	67 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1959	Rogersville 1 NE, US	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	52 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1959	Denial Bay, AU	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	4 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1959	Kingsport, US	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	4 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1959	Hot Springs 2, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1959	Burkes Garden, US	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	20 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1959	Warsaw 2 NW, US	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	57 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1959	Lenoir, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	85 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1959	Clifton Forge 2 NW, US	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	57 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1959	Guntersville, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	1 year	40 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1959	Carius, BR	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	30 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1959	White Sulphur Springs, US	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1959	Miranda (Blackwood St), AU	daily rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	16 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1959	Marion, US	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	52 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1959	Winthrop UNIV, US	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	16 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1959	Clinton, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	52 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1959	Tazewell 2 SE, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	52 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1959	Lynnville 4 SSW, US	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	56 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1959	Glen Lyn, US	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	36 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1959	Marion, US	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	48 years	36 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

1793 to 1959

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1959. 1959 had 665 records.

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

Records on 11-24 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1812	1
1824	2
1831	1
1836	1
1838	1
1841	1
1846	1
1852	2
1853	1
1856	2
1858	3
1863	1
1865	2
1868	1
1869	1
1870	1
1873	1
1874	1
1877	1
1879	1
1880	3
1881	1
1882	3
1885	1
1886	1
1888	6
1889	1
1890	6
1892	3
1893	2
1895	2
1896	3
1897	1
1898	3
1899	3
1900	3
1901	3
1902	12
1903	8
1904	15
1905	17
1906	19
1907	14
1908	53
1909	30
1910	9
1911	47
1912	24
1913	26
1914	64
1915	20
1916	97
1917	110
1918	18
1919	43
1920	21
1921	60
1922	66
1923	164
1924	261
1925	132
1926	107
1927	410
1928	110
1929	226
1930	368
1931	945
1932	186
1933	211
1934	100
1935	221
1936	216
1937	302
1938	778
1939	234
1940	439
1941	166
1942	490
1943	192
1944	418
1945	226
1946	368
1947	745
1948	459
1949	487
1950	1,821
1951	627
1952	762
1953	280
1954	315
1955	621
1956	732
1957	282
1958	650
1959	665
1960	318
1961	660
1962	299
1963	351
1964	330
1965	1,334
1966	840
1967	294
1968	271
1969	284
1970	1,493
1971	836
1972	633
1973	1,513
1974	434
1975	844
1976	412
1977	1,071
1978	703
1979	1,458
1980	1,053
1981	910
1982	1,223
1983	1,370
1984	1,074
1985	2,300
1986	713
1987	781
1988	904
1989	1,005
1990	1,031
1991	928
1992	1,515
1993	2,296
1994	792
1995	956
1996	1,232
1997	489
1998	893
1999	1,202
2000	705
2001	1,808
2002	755
2003	1,166
2004	1,255
2005	1,115
2006	992
2007	1,001
2008	777
2009	889
2010	1,626
2011	1,046
2012	370
2013	1,155
2014	1,016
2015	493
2016	452
2017	1,526
2018	535
2019	323
2020	391
2021	451
2022	378
2023	554
2024	755
2025	453

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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	479
20 to 40	65
40 to 60	11
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1