Weather Records on 4 December 1959

212 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 December 1959. Highest significance: Milan, IT.

Key Facts for 4 December 1959

On 4 December 1959, 212 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
56 were record highs and 32 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 209 daily.
Milan set a monthly record daily precipitation of 64.7 mm (2.5 in) on 4 December 1959.
Across 166 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 465 records.

Record Map

212 stations

212 station records on 4 December 1959 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 December 1959: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Milan	Italy	Record daily precipitation	64.7 mm (2.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bologna	Italy	Record high minimum temperature	8.4 C (47.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Quilimane	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ponte Guatapara	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	75.6 mm (3.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Uitkyk	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Curlewis (Wandobah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Manati 2 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Molepolole	Botswana	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lillydale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Clearwater	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
The Valley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Convamore	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.5 mm (2.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Waterford	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Inchanga (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Burdekin Shire Council	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Guayama 1SW	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Verhojansk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-58.2 C (-72.8 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Winton	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Graz	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	5.8 C (42.4 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Uil	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kustanai	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hano_A	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Taipak	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	8.8 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kalmar_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Matjesvlei	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	24.5 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bremer Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cobar (the Meadows)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sheringa (Lake Hamilton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Smoky Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Brentwood Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ceduna (Maltee)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Beachport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lovell	United States	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Coward Springs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lilydale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sakri	India	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Orenburg	Russia	Record daily precipitation	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Eba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hiasen I Sigdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Denial Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Lincoln (Woolga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Elandsfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wynbring Siding (Tar 377 Mile)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Lincoln (Westmere)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Second Valley (Spring Grove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Penong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Smoky Bay (Puntabie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Crystal Brook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cloudskraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wimbledon	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kingoonya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hiltaba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Talia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wirrulla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
New Hazelton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
San Sebastian - Igueldo	Spain	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Osceola	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

212 records

Records set or tied on 4 December 1959 by type: Highest daily maximum 29, Lowest daily maximum 13, Highest daily minimum 27, Lowest daily minimum 19, Heaviest daily rainfall 116, Heaviest daily snowfall 8.

Records on 4 December 1959 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	29
Lowest daily maximum	13
Highest daily minimum	27
Lowest daily minimum	19
Heaviest daily rainfall	116
Heaviest daily snowfall	8
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 4 December 1959 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 209.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

173 broken records

Margins by which the 173 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 52.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 December 1959

Top 20 records on 4 December 1959 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 December 1959	Milan, IT	monthly rain	64.7 mm (2.5 in)	6.2 mm (0.24 in)	86 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1959	Bologna, IT	daily high min	8.4 C (47.1 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	86 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1959	Quilimane, ZA	daily rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	12 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1959	Ponte Guatapara, BR	daily rain	75.6 mm (3.0 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	4 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1959	Uitkyk, ZA	monthly rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	9 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1959	Winnemucca AP, US	daily low min	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	71 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1959	Curlewis (Wandobah), AU	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	12 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1959	Manati 2 E, PR	daily high max	32.2 C (90.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	53 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1959	Molepolole, BW	daily rain	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	34 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1959	Lillydale, ZA	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	13.3 mm (0.5 in)	32 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1959	Clearwater, US	daily low min	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	56 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1959	The Valley, AU	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	41 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1959	Convamore, ZA	monthly rain	57.5 mm (2.3 in)	2.9 mm (0.11 in)	29 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1959	Waterford, ZA	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	0 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1959	Inchanga (Sar), ZA	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	30 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1959	Burdekin Shire Council, AU	daily high min	24.4 C (75.9 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	53 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1959	Guayama 1SW, PR	daily high max	33.3 C (91.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	37 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1959	Verhojansk, RU	daily low min	-58.2 C (-72.8 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	52 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1959	Winton, ZA	daily rain	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	0 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1959	Graz, AT	daily high min	5.8 C (42.4 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	42 years	21 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

1796 to 1959

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1959. 1959 had 212 records.

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

Records on 12-04 in each year
Year	Records
1796	2
1797	1
1810	2
1823	1
1829	2
1846	1
1847	1
1849	1
1850	1
1852	3
1854	1
1855	5
1856	2
1858	1
1859	1
1860	1
1861	1
1865	1
1866	1
1867	1
1868	2
1870	3
1872	1
1873	1
1875	2
1876	1
1878	1
1879	7
1882	3
1883	2
1885	1
1886	4
1887	1
1888	1
1889	1
1891	4
1892	9
1896	2
1897	5
1898	9
1899	3
1900	13
1901	7
1902	15
1903	7
1904	6
1905	16
1906	25
1907	5
1908	8
1909	45
1910	7
1911	27
1912	46
1913	59
1914	61
1915	61
1916	95
1917	31
1918	27
1919	94
1920	54
1921	60
1922	72
1923	142
1924	129
1925	266
1926	174
1927	184
1928	143
1929	432
1930	221
1931	411
1932	265
1933	524
1934	149
1935	330
1936	637
1937	148
1938	275
1939	443
1940	600
1941	1,326
1942	450
1943	259
1944	377
1945	332
1946	515
1947	577
1948	504
1949	120
1950	852
1951	583
1952	269
1953	738
1954	689
1955	811
1956	692
1957	350
1958	529
1959	212
1960	628
1961	570
1962	574
1963	285
1964	1,195
1965	590
1966	1,047
1967	428
1968	775
1969	366
1970	933
1971	768
1972	1,973
1973	1,124
1974	651
1975	757
1976	669
1977	654
1978	1,582
1979	943
1980	976
1981	638
1982	2,138
1983	1,284
1984	796
1985	1,239
1986	549
1987	624
1988	764
1989	1,541
1990	1,164
1991	1,178
1992	1,075
1993	708
1994	1,029
1995	972
1996	684
1997	654
1998	2,549
1999	930
2000	895
2001	974
2002	1,478
2003	595
2004	721
2005	1,075
2006	1,510
2007	1,005
2008	652
2009	1,114
2010	1,874
2011	1,252
2012	1,482
2013	1,227
2014	629
2015	428
2016	533
2017	607
2018	563
2019	522
2020	424
2021	942
2022	437
2023	736
2024	590
2025	535

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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).