Weather Records on 11 June 1959

315 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 June 1959. Highest significance: Sherghati, IN.

Key Facts for 11 June 1959

On 11 June 1959, 315 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
159 were record highs and 43 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 311 daily.
Sherghati set a daily record precipitation of 119.7 mm (4.7 in) on 11 June 1959.
Across 168 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 415 records.

Record Map

315 stations

315 station records on 11 June 1959 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 June 1959: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sherghati	India	Record daily precipitation	119.7 mm (4.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Polavaram	India	Record daily precipitation	116.2 mm (4.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Gola	India	Record daily precipitation	141.0 mm (5.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Plymouth Pwr Substn	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sarajevo	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Jamui	India	Record daily precipitation	245.2 mm (9.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Paw Paw	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bajandaj	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gormanston (Gould Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Haliyal	India	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Osijek	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Paraiyahat	India	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cordova 2 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Osceola	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Newburgh L&D	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mankapur	India	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Queenstown (Copper Mine)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gospic	Croatia	Record low maximum temperature	9.9 C (49.8 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ulan-Ude	Russia	Record daily precipitation	35.7 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Vita (Khanapur)	India	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cincinnati Abbe Wsmo	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Margaret Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Southampton	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Enisejsk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	10.7 C (51.3 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lowell	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Astoria	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Caio Prado	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Nagerutari	India	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Koregaon	India	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Haraiya	India	Record daily precipitation	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hurbanovo	Slovakia	Record low maximum temperature	13.2 C (55.8 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Fitchburg 4 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Framingham	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Cochituate	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Zugspitze	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-6.2 C (20.8 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Osijek	Croatia	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pecs Pogany	Hungary	Record low maximum temperature	12.9 C (55.2 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bhimunipatnam	India	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Holyoke	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Elizabeth	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Budapest	Hungary	Record low maximum temperature	14.6 C (58.3 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ranka	India	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Dudhi	India	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Baudette	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Butte Bert Mooney AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Graz	Austria	Record low maximum temperature	14.2 C (57.6 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Porto	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	65.4 mm (2.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Port Alice	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ayodhya Ajobhy	India	Record daily precipitation	53.9 mm (2.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Budge Budge	India	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Telluride 4WNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Blountstown 2 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsboro 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Holdenville 2SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Rajauli	India	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Silab	India	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Angamacutiro	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

315 records

Records set or tied on 11 June 1959 by type: Highest daily maximum 65, Lowest daily maximum 18, Highest daily minimum 94, Lowest daily minimum 25, Heaviest daily rainfall 113.

Records on 11 June 1959 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	65
Lowest daily maximum	18
Highest daily minimum	94
Lowest daily minimum	25
Heaviest daily rainfall	113
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 11 June 1959 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 3, daily 311.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

221 broken records

Margins by which the 221 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 98.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 June 1959

Top 20 records on 11 June 1959 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 June 1959	Sherghati, IN	daily rain	119.7 mm (4.7 in)	98.4 mm (3.9 in)	45 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
11 June 1959	Polavaram, IN	daily rain	116.2 mm (4.6 in)	62.9 mm (2.5 in)	44 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
11 June 1959	Gola, IN	daily rain	141.0 mm (5.6 in)	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	40 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
11 June 1959	Plymouth Pwr Substn, US	daily rain	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	17 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
11 June 1959	Sarajevo, BA	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	57 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
11 June 1959	Jamui, IN	all-time rain	245.2 mm (9.7 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	46 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
11 June 1959	Paw Paw, US	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	20 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
11 June 1959	Bajandaj, RU	daily rain	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	32 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
11 June 1959	Gormanston (Gould Street), AU	daily rain	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	17 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
11 June 1959	Haliyal, IN	daily rain	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	54 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
11 June 1959	Osijek, HR	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	22.5 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
11 June 1959	Paraiyahat, IN	daily rain	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	56 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
11 June 1959	Cordova 2 ENE, US	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	57 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
11 June 1959	Osceola, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	57 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
11 June 1959	Newburgh L&D, US	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	13 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
11 June 1959	Mankapur, IN	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	25 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
11 June 1959	Queenstown (Copper Mine), AU	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
11 June 1959	Gospic, HR	daily low max	9.9 C (49.8 F)	4.6 C (8.3 F)	48 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
11 June 1959	Ulan-Ude, RU	daily rain	35.7 mm (1.4 in)	4.5 mm (0.18 in)	62 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
11 June 1959	Vita (Khanapur), IN	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	41 years	31 of 100 (Routine)

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 315 records.

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

Records on 06-11 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1797	2
1811	1
1812	1
1816	1
1821	1
1838	1
1841	1
1843	1
1847	1
1851	1
1852	1
1860	1
1863	1
1864	2
1865	1
1869	2
1871	2
1873	1
1874	1
1877	4
1878	1
1879	1
1880	1
1881	5
1882	1
1883	2
1885	1
1886	1
1887	1
1888	1
1889	1
1890	1
1891	6
1892	3
1893	2
1894	3
1895	2
1896	1
1897	1
1898	1
1899	2
1900	2
1901	3
1902	10
1903	15
1904	4
1905	9
1906	11
1907	23
1908	20
1909	22
1910	28
1911	59
1912	40
1913	32
1914	26
1915	44
1916	73
1917	157
1918	29
1919	27
1920	37
1921	109
1922	69
1923	199
1924	114
1925	138
1926	130
1927	181
1928	179
1929	132
1930	143
1931	200
1932	174
1933	589
1934	228
1935	243
1936	377
1937	386
1938	370
1939	344
1940	388
1941	623
1942	515
1943	216
1944	266
1945	702
1946	283
1947	754
1948	361
1949	461
1950	352
1951	417
1952	580
1953	585
1954	288
1955	1,073
1956	783
1957	599
1958	554
1959	315
1960	260
1961	390
1962	314
1963	707
1964	601
1965	405
1966	530
1967	494
1968	423
1969	620
1970	762
1971	368
1972	1,455
1973	803
1974	543
1975	622
1976	621
1977	530
1978	517
1979	745
1980	765
1981	866
1982	633
1983	596
1984	824
1985	725
1986	720
1987	494
1988	1,012
1989	879
1990	612
1991	922
1992	833
1993	938
1994	608
1995	1,273
1996	1,127
1997	1,067
1998	1,487
1999	916
2000	1,271
2001	1,027
2002	1,057
2003	857
2004	939
2005	1,828
2006	1,566
2007	778
2008	1,468
2009	1,012
2010	1,263
2011	918
2012	864
2013	892
2014	536
2015	583
2016	810
2017	760
2018	645
2019	915
2020	581
2021	1,036
2022	1,449
2023	570
2024	604
2025	724
2026	867

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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 20	203
20 to 40	10
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	2