Weather Records on 15 September 1959

844 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 September 1959. Highest significance: Manawar, IN.

Key Facts for 15 September 1959

On 15 September 1959, 844 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
61 were record highs and 469 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 826 daily.
Manawar set an all-time record daily precipitation of 383.5 mm (15.1 in) on 15 September 1959.
Across 170 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 410 records.

Record Map

844 stations

844 station records on 15 September 1959 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 September 1959: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Manawar	India	Record daily precipitation	383.5 mm (15.1 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Akola	India	Record daily precipitation	365.4 mm (14.4 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Barwani	India	Record daily precipitation	215.9 mm (8.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Libby 1 NE Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Shegaon	India	Record daily precipitation	225.3 mm (8.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Jhalod	India	Record daily precipitation	214.6 mm (8.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Polson	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Jetpur	India	Record daily precipitation	129.0 mm (5.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Telhara	India	Record daily precipitation	213.9 mm (8.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Buldana	India	Record daily precipitation	227.3 mm (8.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Khandwa	India	Record daily precipitation	218.6 mm (8.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Rottnest Island Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Murtajapur	India	Record daily precipitation	152.7 mm (6.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Smoko	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Khushalgarh	India	Record daily precipitation	234.9 mm (9.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cleveland	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pleasant Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Attur	India	Record daily precipitation	145.4 mm (5.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Halol	India	Record daily precipitation	147.3 mm (5.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Obsidian 3 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Morvi	India	Record daily precipitation	71.5 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Modasa	India	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Jhabua	India	Record daily precipitation	140.8 mm (5.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Donegaon	India	Record daily precipitation	111.3 mm (4.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Athens	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Welland	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bright Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Godhra	India	Record daily precipitation	117.6 mm (4.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Fortine 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bourke Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Jamieson	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Patur	India	Record daily precipitation	128.5 mm (5.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Nandura	India	Record daily precipitation	130.3 mm (5.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Davenport	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Banswara	India	Record daily precipitation	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kula Sanatorium 267	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Aberfeldy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
St Andrews	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Nadiad	India	Record daily precipitation	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Balasinor	India	Record daily precipitation	172.0 mm (6.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Malkapur	India	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ghatal	India	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Peterborough	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mahudha	India	Record daily precipitation	130.5 mm (5.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Anand	India	Record daily precipitation	89.1 mm (3.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cambay	India	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
D.Baria	India	Record daily precipitation	179.1 mm (7.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lunawada	India	Record daily precipitation	144.3 mm (5.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bajan	India	Record daily precipitation	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Covington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandra (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Eildon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mehmedabad	India	Record daily precipitation	107.9 mm (4.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Jalgaon	India	Record daily precipitation	130.8 mm (5.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Simlapal	India	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Prantij	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dhamangaon	India	Record daily precipitation	128.3 mm (5.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
State UNIV	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nashua 2 NNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dhandhuka	India	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

844 records

Records set or tied on 15 September 1959 by type: Highest daily maximum 11, Lowest daily maximum 361, Highest daily minimum 50, Lowest daily minimum 108, Heaviest daily rainfall 313, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 15 September 1959 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	11
Lowest daily maximum	361
Highest daily minimum	50
Lowest daily minimum	108
Heaviest daily rainfall	313
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 15 September 1959 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 15, daily 826.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

712 broken records

Margins by which the 712 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 162.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 September 1959

Top 20 records on 15 September 1959 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 September 1959	Manawar, IN	all-time rain	383.5 mm (15.1 in)	162.5 mm (6.4 in)	53 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
15 September 1959	Akola, IN	all-time rain	365.4 mm (14.4 in)	134.5 mm (5.3 in)	13 years	69 of 100 (Major)
15 September 1959	Barwani, IN	all-time rain	215.9 mm (8.5 in)	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	15 years	60 of 100 (Major)
15 September 1959	Libby 1 NE Rs, US	monthly rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	19 years	60 of 100 (Major)
15 September 1959	Shegaon, IN	daily rain	225.3 mm (8.9 in)	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	30 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1959	Jhalod, IN	daily rain	214.6 mm (8.4 in)	121.1 mm (4.8 in)	28 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1959	Polson, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	44 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1959	Jetpur, IN	daily rain	129.0 mm (5.1 in)	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1959	Telhara, IN	daily rain	213.9 mm (8.4 in)	112.6 mm (4.4 in)	25 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1959	Buldana, IN	daily rain	227.3 mm (8.9 in)	153.4 mm (6.0 in)	25 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1959	Khandwa, IN	monthly rain	218.6 mm (8.6 in)	58.6 mm (2.3 in)	23 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1959	Rottnest Island Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	40 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1959	Murtajapur, IN	monthly rain	152.7 mm (6.0 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	55 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1959	Smoko, AU	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	46 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1959	Khushalgarh, IN	daily rain	234.9 mm (9.2 in)	153.1 mm (6.0 in)	8 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1959	Cleveland, US	daily rain	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	45 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1959	Pleasant Valley, US	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	9 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1959	Attur, IN	daily rain	145.4 mm (5.7 in)	67.7 mm (2.7 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1959	Halol, IN	daily rain	147.3 mm (5.8 in)	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	54 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1959	Obsidian 3 SSE, US	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	4 years	45 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 844 records.

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

Records on 09-15 in each year
Year	Records
1797	1
1803	1
1806	2
1810	1
1816	1
1818	1
1823	2
1833	1
1836	1
1837	2
1839	1
1841	1
1848	1
1850	1
1851	1
1854	2
1856	1
1857	1
1859	1
1864	1
1865	2
1866	1
1867	2
1868	1
1869	1
1872	1
1873	2
1876	2
1877	2
1880	1
1881	1
1882	6
1884	3
1885	4
1886	2
1887	3
1888	1
1889	5
1890	1
1894	4
1895	1
1897	1
1898	3
1899	3
1900	1
1901	12
1902	7
1903	31
1904	30
1905	16
1906	6
1907	7
1908	16
1909	16
1910	2
1911	40
1912	64
1913	43
1914	18
1915	94
1916	44
1917	50
1918	50
1919	52
1920	164
1921	122
1922	53
1923	193
1924	103
1925	112
1926	134
1927	539
1928	86
1929	99
1930	235
1931	422
1932	295
1933	322
1934	351
1935	463
1936	460
1937	337
1938	247
1939	1,098
1940	181
1941	276
1942	278
1943	360
1944	396
1945	418
1946	411
1947	621
1948	557
1949	523
1950	750
1951	283
1952	455
1953	400
1954	518
1955	532
1956	646
1957	449
1958	294
1959	844
1960	410
1961	586
1962	557
1963	455
1964	839
1965	614
1966	534
1967	578
1968	429
1969	362
1970	1,157
1971	598
1972	356
1973	774
1974	386
1975	739
1976	667
1977	400
1978	628
1979	1,022
1980	563
1981	613
1982	1,315
1983	756
1984	766
1985	764
1986	928
1987	719
1988	818
1989	955
1990	911
1991	1,165
1992	919
1993	2,227
1994	1,363
1995	723
1996	1,212
1997	1,177
1998	1,768
1999	858
2000	1,175
2001	837
2002	1,212
2003	855
2004	893
2005	1,123
2006	1,042
2007	946
2008	1,153
2009	773
2010	913
2011	1,170
2012	568
2013	854
2014	443
2015	997
2016	988
2017	825
2018	874
2019	538
2020	785
2021	467
2022	392
2023	507
2024	681
2025	503
2026	779

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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	657
25 to 50	26
50 to 75	15
75 to 100	6
100 to 125	4
125 to 150	1
150 to 175	3