Weather Records on 1 December 1959

355 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 December 1959. Highest significance: Nieuwejaarsfontein, ZA.

Key Facts for 1 December 1959

On 1 December 1959, 355 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
96 were record highs and 42 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 351 daily.
Nieuwejaarsfontein set a daily record precipitation of 69.1 mm (2.7 in) on 1 December 1959.
Across 162 earlier years (1797 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 484 records.

Record Map

355 stations

355 station records on 1 December 1959 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 1 December 1959: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Nieuwejaarsfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Caroline	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Moreson	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Gauribidanur	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sidlaghatta	India	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Telkwa	Canada	Record daily snowfall	19.3 cm (7.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ladybrand (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Willowvale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Winburg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mequatlingsnek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ravensworth (Hillview)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tussenvier	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
The Cliff	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Clocolan (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lichtenburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
North End	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Delareyville (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Eenbult	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
De Rust	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Waterland	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ladybrand (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Elandsheuwel	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Slurry	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Napoklu	India	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Fir Glen	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hogsback (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Belmont (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Likatlong	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Flora	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mimosa Park	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Klipfontein "Rietpan"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
San Pedro	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Barbara	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kalkfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Dordrecht - Tnk 14	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
De Brug (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Potchefstroom;Braksp	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Fredrikstad (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pomona/Fairplex	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Oaklands (Ravens Worth)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Villupuram	India	Record daily precipitation	133.3 mm (5.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Panruti	India	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ko253Lpatti Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	63.3 mm (2.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ficksburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Ana Fire STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Barletta	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Keble	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Carpentaria Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Innsbruck	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Quesnel	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cuddalore	India	Record daily precipitation	141.0 mm (5.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Uthankarai	India	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Belmont	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Pushmataha	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Berkeley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Alapaha Exp STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Gordon Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Vanur	India	Record daily precipitation	135.6 mm (5.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Coke (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Nqamakwe (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

355 records

Records set or tied on 1 December 1959 by type: Highest daily maximum 74, Lowest daily maximum 6, Highest daily minimum 22, Lowest daily minimum 36, Heaviest daily rainfall 205, Heaviest daily snowfall 9, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 1 December 1959 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	74
Lowest daily maximum	6
Highest daily minimum	22
Lowest daily minimum	36
Heaviest daily rainfall	205
Heaviest daily snowfall	9
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 1 December 1959 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 351.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

292 broken records

Margins by which the 292 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 117.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 December 1959

Top 20 records on 1 December 1959 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 December 1959	Nieuwejaarsfontein, ZA	daily rain	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	42 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1959	Mount Caroline, AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	45 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1959	Moreson, ZA	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	24 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1959	Gauribidanur, IN	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	33 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1959	Sidlaghatta, IN	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	28 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1959	Telkwa, CA	daily snowfall	19.3 cm (7.6 in)	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	18 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1959	Ladybrand (Bos), ZA	daily rain	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	2 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1959	Willowvale, AU	daily rain	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	14 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1959	Winburg (Pol), ZA	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	71 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1959	Mequatlingsnek, ZA	daily rain	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	24 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1959	Ravensworth (Hillview), AU	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	38 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1959	Tussenvier, ZA	daily rain	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	29 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1959	The Cliff, ZA	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	42 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
1 December 1959	Clocolan (Pol), ZA	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
1 December 1959	Lichtenburg, ZA	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	49 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
1 December 1959	North End, ZA	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	42 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
1 December 1959	Delareyville (Mun), ZA	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
1 December 1959	Eenbult, ZA	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	13 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
1 December 1959	De Rust, ZA	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	37 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
1 December 1959	Waterland, ZA	daily rain	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	32 years	30 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

1797 to 1959

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1959. 1959 had 355 records.

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

Records on 12-01 in each year
Year	Records
1797	1
1805	1
1807	2
1810	1
1817	2
1821	1
1823	2
1831	1
1849	1
1856	3
1857	1
1858	1
1861	1
1863	1
1869	2
1871	1
1872	3
1873	6
1875	8
1876	4
1877	1
1879	7
1884	3
1885	3
1886	1
1887	2
1888	3
1889	2
1890	6
1891	1
1892	2
1893	1
1894	1
1895	4
1896	4
1897	10
1898	5
1899	4
1901	5
1902	7
1903	13
1904	4
1905	11
1906	3
1907	8
1908	40
1909	64
1910	39
1911	45
1912	37
1913	53
1914	142
1915	23
1916	29
1917	52
1918	32
1919	78
1920	192
1921	55
1922	85
1923	70
1924	135
1925	145
1926	115
1927	271
1928	85
1929	515
1930	128
1931	337
1932	383
1933	656
1934	667
1935	164
1936	433
1937	238
1938	159
1939	346
1940	300
1941	391
1942	424
1943	93
1944	478
1945	259
1946	224
1947	392
1948	252
1949	313
1950	437
1951	585
1952	762
1953	283
1954	308
1955	624
1956	338
1957	295
1958	531
1959	355
1960	258
1961	373
1962	1,073
1963	282
1964	1,181
1965	598
1966	995
1967	601
1968	883
1969	673
1970	1,299
1971	574
1972	843
1973	888
1974	1,339
1975	1,007
1976	1,294
1977	1,166
1978	777
1979	874
1980	1,019
1981	1,320
1982	1,759
1983	1,275
1984	513
1985	3,874
1986	803
1987	1,020
1988	538
1989	822
1990	514
1991	2,124
1992	552
1993	597
1994	717
1995	1,386
1996	1,448
1997	736
1998	1,698
1999	790
2000	777
2001	1,211
2002	637
2003	627
2004	1,033
2005	815
2006	2,866
2007	1,427
2008	879
2009	927
2010	1,991
2011	947
2012	1,027
2013	400
2014	677
2015	850
2016	384
2017	496
2018	807
2019	803
2020	567
2021	2,030
2022	584
2023	609
2024	636
2025	679

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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	261
20 to 40	27
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1