Weather Records on 18 December 1959

477 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 December 1959. Highest significance: Lumber City, US.

Key Facts for 18 December 1959

On 18 December 1959, 477 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
96 were record highs and 14 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 474 daily.
Lumber City set a monthly record daily precipitation of 118.9 mm (4.7 in) on 18 December 1959.
Across 156 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 480 records.

Record Map

477 stations

477 station records on 18 December 1959 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 December 1959: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lumber City	United States	Record daily precipitation	118.9 mm (4.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Willard 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Emmaville (Strathbogie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Effingham	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Sapphire (Argyle)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Tifton	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Thomasville 7 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mullaley (Bando)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Dillon	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Emmaville Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
El Reno 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lumberton	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Darlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Winthrop UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Innes Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Uxbridge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
De Hoek (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Okolona	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dundee (Rangers Valley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Decatur	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ralston	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pee Dee	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Zeehan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Amersfoort (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hamilton (Uralla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Florence 8 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Alpha Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Leslie (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Milo Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Alfred	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Devon (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Carlyle	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Galena	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Southern Pines 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Deepwater Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Elberton 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tullahoma	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tambo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Innes Ag Research STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Strehla	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Middlekop (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge Water Trmt P	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rocky Mt 8 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Maryland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wapengo Lake Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Bruny Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Osterley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Springsure Comet St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rowena (Bunna Bunna)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Zomerkomst (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Goldsboro 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bingara Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Glen Innes Gasworks	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Petcheys Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Oorschot	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Caryville	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Grenada	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rowena (Iffley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lunawanna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sharpes Siding	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

477 records

Records set or tied on 18 December 1959 by type: Highest daily maximum 22, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 74, Lowest daily minimum 12, Heaviest daily rainfall 366, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 18 December 1959 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	22
Lowest daily maximum	2
Highest daily minimum	74
Lowest daily minimum	12
Heaviest daily rainfall	366
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 18 December 1959 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 474.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

437 broken records

Margins by which the 437 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 79.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 December 1959

Top 20 records on 18 December 1959 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 December 1959	Lumber City, US	monthly rain	118.9 mm (4.7 in)	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	12 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1959	Willard 4 SW, US	daily rain	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	42 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1959	Emmaville (Strathbogie), AU	daily rain	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	56 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1959	Effingham, US	daily rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	29 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1959	Sapphire (Argyle), AU	daily rain	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	48 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1959	Tifton, US	daily rain	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	36 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1959	Thomasville 7 NE, US	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	13 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1959	Mullaley (Bando), AU	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	54 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1959	Dillon, US	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	48 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1959	Emmaville Post Office, AU	daily rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	37 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1959	El Reno 1 N, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	63 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1959	Lumberton, US	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	29 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1959	Darlington, US	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	29 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1959	Winthrop UNIV, US	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	44 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1959	Glen Innes Post Office, AU	daily rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	36 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1959	Uxbridge, AU	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	29 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1959	De Hoek (Bos), ZA	daily rain	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	20 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1959	Okolona, US	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	61 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1959	Dundee (Rangers Valley), AU	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1959	Decatur, US	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	44 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

1793 to 1959

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1959. 1959 had 477 records.

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

Records on 12-18 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1796	1
1805	1
1814	1
1825	1
1846	1
1849	1
1852	2
1858	1
1859	4
1862	2
1864	1
1868	1
1873	1
1875	1
1876	2
1878	1
1881	2
1882	1
1884	2
1886	1
1887	1
1888	1
1889	4
1890	5
1892	4
1894	8
1895	1
1897	4
1898	9
1899	3
1900	2
1901	6
1902	33
1903	11
1904	25
1905	3
1906	21
1907	15
1908	16
1909	18
1910	19
1911	9
1912	33
1913	38
1914	20
1915	28
1916	57
1917	62
1918	21
1919	117
1920	77
1921	123
1922	108
1923	378
1924	480
1925	74
1926	173
1927	151
1928	165
1929	366
1930	230
1931	360
1932	353
1933	506
1934	209
1935	138
1936	466
1937	459
1938	185
1939	900
1940	242
1941	213
1942	281
1943	419
1944	191
1945	598
1946	199
1947	266
1948	354
1949	561
1950	289
1951	867
1952	450
1953	373
1954	507
1955	611
1956	333
1957	901
1958	524
1959	477
1960	477
1961	885
1962	759
1963	571
1964	840
1965	402
1966	644
1967	1,105
1968	488
1969	376
1970	502
1971	387
1972	375
1973	1,008
1974	229
1975	625
1976	459
1977	992
1978	946
1979	1,087
1980	772
1981	1,362
1982	537
1983	2,014
1984	1,439
1985	1,384
1986	875
1987	1,505
1988	1,061
1989	1,818
1990	1,367
1991	756
1992	1,045
1993	697
1994	643
1995	1,065
1996	1,833
1997	1,195
1998	863
1999	923
2000	1,572
2001	906
2002	1,437
2003	987
2004	506
2005	987
2006	1,167
2007	746
2008	1,014
2009	1,253
2010	1,322
2011	697
2012	729
2013	513
2014	556
2015	1,254
2016	1,821
2017	516
2018	464
2019	679
2020	326
2021	762
2022	536
2023	1,293
2024	780
2025	994

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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 10	267
10 to 20	92
20 to 30	42
30 to 40	22
40 to 50	8
50 to 60	2
60 to 70	3
70 to 80	1