Weather Records on 7 December 1959

539 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 December 1959. Highest significance: Listowel Downs, AU.

Key Facts for 7 December 1959

On 7 December 1959, 539 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
83 were record highs and 167 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 24 monthly and 514 daily.
Listowel Downs set a monthly record daily precipitation of 135.1 mm (5.3 in) on 7 December 1959.
Across 157 earlier years (1801 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 494 records.

Record Map

539 stations

539 station records on 7 December 1959 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 December 1959: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Listowel Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	135.1 mm (5.3 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Bayard	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Parsons 3 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	23.4 cm (9.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
York Haven	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mannington 1 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Pickens 1	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Coloso	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Clyde Lock 26	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Philippi	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Virden	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Beckley Va Hospital	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Grafton 1 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
West Quarter	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lancaster 2 NE Pump St	United States	Record daily snowfall	34.3 cm (13.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Moree (Talmoi)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Oakland 1 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Huntingdon	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Yandarloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lancaster 2 NE Pump St	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Buckhannon	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Putbus	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-5.8 C (21.6 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Velikie Luki	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-19.7 C (-3.5 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Geneva Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Narada Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
York 3 SSW Pump STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Greifswald	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hedal I Valdres	Norway	Record snow depth	138.0 cm (54.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Weston	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Nymboida (Armidale Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bogoroditskoye-Fenino	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-31.4 C (-24.5 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Connellsville Lk 7	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mestad I Oddernes	Norway	Record snow depth	82.0 cm (32.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mungindi (Wongwie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Vilnius	Lithuania	Record low minimum temperature	-25.2 C (-13.4 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ephrata	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gindie State Farm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dullstroom (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Elmira	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hot Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Union 3 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tartu	Estonia	Record low minimum temperature	-24.3 C (-11.7 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Velikie Luki	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-32.3 C (-26.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kursk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-32.7 C (-26.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kamennaja-Step	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-34.7 C (-30.5 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Millport 4 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Glenville	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bordeaux-Merignac	France	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lubeck-Werft	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-3.5 C (25.7 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mykland	Norway	Record snow depth	100.0 cm (39.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kamennaja-Step	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-28.8 C (-19.8 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Auburn	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrenceville 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Phoenixville 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rochester Gtr Intl	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Betanga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sandvig	Denmark	Record low maximum temperature	-1.5 C (29.3 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kirchdorf/Poel	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Vilnius	Lithuania	Record low maximum temperature	-20.5 C (-4.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Buzau	Romania	Record low maximum temperature	-6.8 C (19.8 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Holtwood	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

539 records

Records set or tied on 7 December 1959 by type: Highest daily maximum 53, Lowest daily maximum 83, Highest daily minimum 30, Lowest daily minimum 84, Heaviest daily rainfall 173, Heaviest daily snowfall 96, Deepest snow cover 20.

Records on 7 December 1959 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	53
Lowest daily maximum	83
Highest daily minimum	30
Lowest daily minimum	84
Heaviest daily rainfall	173
Heaviest daily snowfall	96
Deepest snow cover	20

Records on 7 December 1959 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 24, daily 514.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

465 broken records

Margins by which the 465 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 360.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 December 1959

Top 20 records on 7 December 1959 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 December 1959	Listowel Downs, AU	monthly rain	135.1 mm (5.3 in)	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	43 years	71 of 100 (Major)
7 December 1959	Bayard, US	daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	52 years	60 of 100 (Major)
7 December 1959	Parsons 3 SE, US	daily snowfall	23.4 cm (9.2 in)	20.9 cm (8.2 in)	48 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1959	York Haven, US	monthly snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	13.7 cm (5.4 in)	30 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1959	Mannington 1 N, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	21 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1959	Pickens 1, US	daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	21 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1959	Coloso, PR	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	44 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1959	Clyde Lock 26, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	40 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1959	Philippi, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	11.5 cm (4.5 in)	52 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1959	Virden, CA	daily high min	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	16.1 C (29.0 F)	68 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1959	Beckley Va Hospital, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	21 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1959	Grafton 1 NE, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	48 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1959	West Quarter, AU	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	28 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1959	Lancaster 2 NE Pump St, US	monthly snowfall	34.3 cm (13.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	10 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1959	Moree (Talmoi), AU	daily rain	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	22 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1959	Oakland 1 SE, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	14 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1959	Huntingdon, CA	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	87 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1959	Yandarloo, AU	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	34 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1959	Lancaster 2 NE Pump St, US	monthly snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	23 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1959	Buckhannon, US	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	21 years	42 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

1801 to 1959

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1801 to 1959. 1959 had 539 records.

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

Records on 12-07 in each year
Year	Records
1801	1
1805	1
1812	2
1815	1
1825	2
1832	1
1836	1
1839	1
1844	4
1848	3
1852	1
1856	3
1863	1
1866	1
1868	5
1871	5
1875	6
1879	5
1881	1
1884	2
1885	1
1889	1
1890	2
1891	3
1892	1
1893	5
1894	1
1895	1
1896	8
1897	4
1898	10
1899	3
1900	2
1901	9
1902	16
1903	9
1904	7
1905	3
1906	21
1907	4
1908	24
1909	21
1910	26
1911	7
1912	21
1913	19
1914	32
1915	53
1916	36
1917	52
1918	30
1919	38
1920	81
1921	39
1922	272
1923	128
1924	374
1925	119
1926	372
1927	404
1928	105
1929	146
1930	534
1931	180
1932	555
1933	130
1934	274
1935	270
1936	602
1937	890
1938	279
1939	780
1940	145
1941	139
1942	526
1943	199
1944	357
1945	240
1946	855
1947	240
1948	320
1949	187
1950	1,472
1951	1,751
1952	447
1953	673
1954	445
1955	195
1956	1,358
1957	589
1958	831
1959	539
1960	561
1961	206
1962	642
1963	436
1964	467
1965	476
1966	1,047
1967	386
1968	461
1969	952
1970	724
1971	854
1972	2,239
1973	448
1974	508
1975	404
1976	1,037
1977	1,369
1978	1,882
1979	827
1980	1,314
1981	896
1982	542
1983	957
1984	957
1985	922
1986	1,126
1987	866
1988	582
1989	675
1990	744
1991	698
1992	906
1993	544
1994	1,772
1995	912
1996	1,152
1997	818
1998	2,384
1999	674
2000	1,085
2001	743
2002	917
2003	1,184
2004	1,096
2005	1,433
2006	1,246
2007	1,402
2008	833
2009	972
2010	1,405
2011	1,507
2012	643
2013	2,119
2014	479
2015	1,079
2016	389
2017	508
2018	558
2019	447
2020	597
2021	547
2022	579
2023	952
2024	712
2025	665

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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 50	410
50 to 100	31
100 to 150	13
150 to 200	5
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	2
300 to 350	1
350 to 400	1