Weather Records on 31 December 1959

414 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 31 December 1959. Highest significance: Keninup, AU.

Key Facts for 31 December 1959

On 31 December 1959, 414 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
40 were record highs and 30 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 44 monthly and 370 daily.
Keninup set a monthly record daily precipitation of 46.5 mm (1.8 in) on 31 December 1959.
Across 157 earlier years (1797 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 487 records.

Record Map

414 stations

414 station records on 31 December 1959 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 31 December 1959: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Keninup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Hamel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Harvey Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Darkan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Narrogin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Chamingup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Jingalup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Greenbushes	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Westbourne	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Mandurah Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Duranillin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Katanning Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Lilydale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Boddington Shire	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Noggerup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Fairbridge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Amelup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Serpentine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Barooga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Dyliabing	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Narrawong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Radyr Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kuringup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Pingrup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Riverdale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bloemfontein Airpor	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	72.8 mm (2.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Woodperry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Gnowanallup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Edenholme	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Maybrook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
The Warriups	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mylor	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cherry Tree	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Wagin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Culicup Estate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tottenup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Arthur River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Woodanilling	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Chirelillup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Badgebup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wonnaminta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kendenup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Grass Valley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kojonup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cuballing	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bloemfontein Kings Park	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	99.5 mm (3.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kojaneerup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wonnenup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rushy Pool	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kukerin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Harnosand	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Chinocup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gunnerside	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pierson	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Boyanup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ongerup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Williams	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Brunswick Junction	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Oak City	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Yellanup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

414 records

Records set or tied on 31 December 1959 by type: Highest daily maximum 20, Lowest daily maximum 21, Highest daily minimum 20, Lowest daily minimum 9, Heaviest daily rainfall 278, Heaviest daily snowfall 61, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 31 December 1959 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	20
Lowest daily maximum	21
Highest daily minimum	20
Lowest daily minimum	9
Heaviest daily rainfall	278
Heaviest daily snowfall	61
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 31 December 1959 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 44, daily 370.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

358 broken records

Margins by which the 358 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 178.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

31 December 1959

Top 20 records on 31 December 1959 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
31 December 1959	Keninup, AU	monthly rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	47 years	68 of 100 (Major)
31 December 1959	Hamel, AU	monthly rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	37 years	66 of 100 (Major)
31 December 1959	Harvey Post Office, AU	monthly rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	31 years	62 of 100 (Major)
31 December 1959	Darkan, AU	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	52 years	61 of 100 (Major)
31 December 1959	Narrogin, AU	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	49 years	60 of 100 (Major)
31 December 1959	Chamingup, AU	monthly rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	46 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1959	Jingalup, AU	monthly rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	17 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1959	Greenbushes, AU	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	38 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1959	Westbourne, AU	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	42 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1959	Mandurah Park, AU	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	38 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1959	Duranillin, AU	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	38 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1959	Katanning Comparison, AU	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	33 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1959	Lilydale, AU	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1959	Boddington Shire, AU	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	38 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1959	Noggerup, AU	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	38 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1959	Fairbridge, AU	monthly rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	8 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1959	Amelup, AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	33 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1959	Serpentine, AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	30 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1959	Barooga, AU	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	33 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1959	Dyliabing, AU	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	33 years	54 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

1797 to 1959

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1959. 1959 had 414 records.

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

Records on 12-31 in each year
Year	Records
1797	1
1799	2
1826	1
1836	1
1842	2
1850	3
1853	1
1854	1
1859	1
1860	1
1867	1
1870	2
1872	2
1874	4
1875	2
1876	2
1878	2
1879	2
1880	2
1882	1
1884	2
1885	1
1886	3
1887	1
1888	2
1890	2
1891	8
1892	4
1895	4
1897	6
1898	5
1899	4
1900	3
1901	16
1902	3
1903	3
1904	11
1905	9
1906	31
1907	11
1908	7
1909	5
1910	25
1911	14
1912	17
1913	46
1914	34
1915	32
1916	25
1917	239
1918	24
1919	38
1920	64
1921	130
1922	83
1923	280
1924	113
1925	183
1926	77
1927	491
1928	53
1929	224
1930	58
1931	543
1932	394
1933	409
1934	181
1935	309
1936	567
1937	500
1938	247
1939	298
1940	467
1941	159
1942	352
1943	159
1944	259
1945	210
1946	707
1947	461
1948	591
1949	384
1950	310
1951	1,421
1952	377
1953	410
1954	286
1955	429
1956	216
1957	724
1958	584
1959	414
1960	389
1961	309
1962	810
1963	1,015
1964	388
1965	1,371
1966	326
1967	1,023
1968	1,371
1969	825
1970	579
1971	568
1972	836
1973	1,370
1974	590
1975	791
1976	1,306
1977	641
1978	2,791
1979	448
1980	1,448
1981	786
1982	639
1983	2,220
1984	942
1985	593
1986	616
1987	845
1988	600
1989	506
1990	1,379
1991	703
1992	1,062
1993	718
1994	878
1995	1,151
1996	2,202
1997	988
1998	739
1999	524
2000	1,575
2001	748
2002	1,232
2003	523
2004	1,278
2005	959
2006	2,089
2007	652
2008	656
2009	867
2010	1,544
2011	739
2012	803
2013	606
2014	903
2015	748
2016	678
2017	1,589
2018	620
2019	593
2020	489
2021	1,739
2022	1,497
2023	474
2024	460
2025	760

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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 25	297
25 to 50	43
50 to 75	5
75 to 100	6
100 to 125	0
125 to 150	5
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	2