Weather Records on 24 October 1959

885 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 October 1959. Highest significance: Marquette, US.

Key Facts for 24 October 1959

On 24 October 1959, 885 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
555 were record highs and 36 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 20 monthly and 863 daily.
Marquette set a monthly record daily precipitation of 103.1 mm (4.1 in) on 24 October 1959.
Across 158 earlier years (1802 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 475 records.

Record Map

885 stations

885 station records on 24 October 1959 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 October 1959: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Marquette	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	82 of 100 (Exceptional)
Whitefish Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Nelligen (Thule Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Ishpeming	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Outlook	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Stony River Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Waupaca	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Semans	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Rock 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ridgway	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bayard	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Storrs	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cairo	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Scotland Neck	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Enfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Coddington 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lydenburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Varberg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Westernport	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Breakwater	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Revelstoke	Canada	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rocky Mt	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rocky Mt 8 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sines Deep Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Amherst	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Grafton	United States	Record daily precipitation	126.5 mm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Diamond Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Iron Mtn-Kingsford Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tarboro 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hancock Exp Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Raleigh State UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Turners Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
New Martinsville 4 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Parsons 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Romney 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pine River 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Poronajsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Schenley Lock 5	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Piedmont	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hartford Brainard Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Neuse 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Altoona Horseshoe Curv	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ebensburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mauston 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Stevens Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Langley AFB	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Chicoutimi	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Raleigh 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Richland Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Turbine	Canada	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lexington	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Arhangelsk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Middle Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Frostburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Beaver Falls 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cresson 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
New London	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Weston	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Falls City 2 SSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wallaceton-Lake Drummond	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

885 records

Records set or tied on 24 October 1959 by type: Highest daily maximum 274, Lowest daily maximum 24, Highest daily minimum 281, Lowest daily minimum 12, Heaviest daily rainfall 288, Heaviest daily snowfall 4, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 24 October 1959 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	274
Lowest daily maximum	24
Highest daily minimum	281
Lowest daily minimum	12
Heaviest daily rainfall	288
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 24 October 1959 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 20, daily 863.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

725 broken records

Margins by which the 725 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 105.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 October 1959

Top 20 records on 24 October 1959 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 October 1959	Marquette, US	monthly rain	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	75 years	82 of 100 (Exceptional)
24 October 1959	Whitefish Pt, US	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	52 years	61 of 100 (Major)
24 October 1959	Nelligen (Thule Road), AU	daily rain	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	105.2 mm (4.1 in)	45 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1959	Ishpeming, US	daily rain	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	59 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1959	Outlook, CA	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	37 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1959	Stony River Dam, US	daily rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1959	Waupaca, US	daily rain	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	52 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1959	Semans, CA	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	22 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1959	Rock 1 E, US	daily rain	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	12 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1959	Ridgway, US	monthly rain	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1959	Bayard, US	daily rain	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	41 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1959	Storrs, US	daily rain	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	32 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1959	Cairo, US	daily rain	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	20 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1959	Scotland Neck, US	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	20 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1959	Enfield, US	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	41 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1959	Coddington 1 E, US	daily rain	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1959	Lydenburg, ZA	daily rain	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	17 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1959	Varberg, SE	daily rain	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	11.3 mm (0.4 in)	54 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1959	Westernport, US	daily rain	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	1 year	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1959	Breakwater, US	monthly rain	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	23 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

1802 to 1959

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1959. 1959 had 885 records.

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

Records on 10-24 in each year
Year	Records
1802	2
1840	1
1844	1
1846	1
1849	1
1850	1
1851	1
1857	1
1859	1
1864	1
1866	2
1869	2
1872	2
1873	1
1875	1
1876	2
1877	2
1879	1
1880	7
1881	1
1884	1
1886	2
1887	3
1890	3
1891	3
1892	1
1893	3
1894	3
1895	5
1896	3
1897	1
1898	6
1899	3
1900	9
1901	4
1902	13
1903	6
1904	13
1905	22
1906	30
1907	11
1908	26
1909	13
1910	8
1911	23
1912	37
1913	85
1914	12
1915	43
1916	29
1917	145
1918	27
1919	48
1920	273
1921	54
1922	193
1923	169
1924	94
1925	258
1926	268
1927	308
1928	66
1929	200
1930	420
1931	351
1932	334
1933	256
1934	535
1935	343
1936	223
1937	588
1938	686
1939	776
1940	406
1941	304
1942	299
1943	369
1944	313
1945	549
1946	427
1947	427
1948	215
1949	624
1950	314
1951	546
1952	409
1953	244
1954	538
1955	460
1956	581
1957	673
1958	316
1959	885
1960	378
1961	228
1962	346
1963	1,397
1964	469
1965	387
1966	515
1967	273
1968	206
1969	1,115
1970	594
1971	794
1972	464
1973	558
1974	537
1975	2,018
1976	730
1977	469
1978	594
1979	683
1980	826
1981	1,920
1982	838
1983	662
1984	1,000
1985	902
1986	506
1987	674
1988	512
1989	1,182
1990	594
1991	1,380
1992	1,169
1993	602
1994	594
1995	1,119
1996	1,027
1997	1,400
1998	1,238
1999	1,374
2000	1,514
2001	1,769
2002	2,094
2003	1,934
2004	1,300
2005	973
2006	1,709
2007	1,631
2008	808
2009	870
2010	1,037
2011	658
2012	1,027
2013	497
2014	883
2015	528
2016	622
2017	858
2018	442
2019	761
2020	1,993
2021	588
2022	1,412
2023	682
2024	783
2025	286

Download the Data

Data for records on 1959-10-24: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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 20	667
20 to 40	38
40 to 60	16
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1