Weather Records on 15 June 1959

468 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 June 1959. Highest significance: Acude General Sampaio, BR.

Key Facts for 15 June 1959

On 15 June 1959, 468 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
154 were record highs and 181 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 21 monthly and 445 daily.
Acude General Sampaio set a daily record precipitation of 45.0 mm (1.8 in) on 15 June 1959.
Across 163 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 417 records.

Record Map

468 stations

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

Weather records on 15 June 1959: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Acude General Sampaio	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Koyah	India	Record daily precipitation	298.2 mm (11.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Paramakudi	India	Record daily precipitation	48.1 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dullabcherra	India	Record daily precipitation	302.0 mm (11.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gaspe	Canada	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lancaster	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sousa	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Brome	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Caron	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Huntingdon	Canada	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Chasm Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bennington 2 NNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Brownsville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bjuroklubb	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Winkelman 6 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Russellville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Liberty 1 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cornwall	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Qu'appelle	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bhanga	India	Record daily precipitation	203.2 mm (8.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Silchar	India	Record daily precipitation	146.0 mm (5.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Attarikhat	India	Record daily precipitation	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bethlehem	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hanover	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Williston Sloulin Fld	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett Council Depot	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Newburyport	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Dannemora	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst Gaol	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
New Bern 3 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Walterboro 1 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wanakena Rngr School	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Marron	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Motozintla (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Olekminsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	16.6 C (61.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Washburn	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Enosburg Falls	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tucson WFO	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Blythe	United States	Record high minimum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cavendish	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
St Lin des Laurentides	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Crested Butte	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Turners Falls	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa Cda	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Singimari	India	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Irkutsk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	10.8 C (51.4 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lowville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Richardton Abbey	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Launceston (Pumping Station)	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	-3.2 C (26.2 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Morrisburg	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
La Piedad de Cabadas (Dge)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Piaxtla	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Willcox	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
The Forks	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Charlotte	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Springview 2NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Parsons 3 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Umari	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Farnham	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Hosur	India	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

468 records

Records set or tied on 15 June 1959 by type: Highest daily maximum 70, Lowest daily maximum 89, Highest daily minimum 84, Lowest daily minimum 92, Heaviest daily rainfall 133.

Records on 15 June 1959 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	70
Lowest daily maximum	89
Highest daily minimum	84
Lowest daily minimum	92
Heaviest daily rainfall	133
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 15 June 1959 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 21, daily 445.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

364 broken records

Margins by which the 364 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 165.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 June 1959

Top 20 records on 15 June 1959 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 June 1959	Acude General Sampaio, BR	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
15 June 1959	Koyah, IN	daily rain	298.2 mm (11.7 in)	165.9 mm (6.5 in)	32 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
15 June 1959	Paramakudi, IN	monthly rain	48.1 mm (1.9 in)	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	40 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 June 1959	Dullabcherra, IN	all-time rain	302.0 mm (11.9 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	45 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
15 June 1959	Gaspe, CA	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	12 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
15 June 1959	Lancaster, US	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	29 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
15 June 1959	Sousa, BR	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	19.7 mm (0.8 in)	44 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
15 June 1959	Brome, CA	daily low max	10.0 C (50.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	60 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
15 June 1959	Caron, AU	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	33 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
15 June 1959	Huntingdon, CA	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	44 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
15 June 1959	Chasm Falls, US	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
15 June 1959	Bennington 2 NNW, US	monthly low max	10.0 C (50.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	36 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
15 June 1959	Brownsville, US	daily low max	27.2 C (81.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	56 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
15 June 1959	Bjuroklubb, SE	monthly rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	0.1 mm (0.00 in)	46 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
15 June 1959	Winkelman 6 S, US	daily high min	25.6 C (78.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	54 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
15 June 1959	Russellville, US	daily low min	12.2 C (54.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	56 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
15 June 1959	Liberty 1 NE, US	daily low max	11.1 C (52.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	56 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
15 June 1959	Cornwall, US	monthly low max	11.7 C (53.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	49 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
15 June 1959	Qu'appelle, CA	daily high min	16.7 C (62.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	74 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
15 June 1959	Bhanga, IN	daily rain	203.2 mm (8.0 in)	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	2 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

1794 to 1959

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1959. 1959 had 468 records.

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

Records on 06-15 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1797	1
1822	2
1838	1
1839	1
1841	2
1844	1
1845	3
1846	2
1847	2
1850	1
1851	1
1852	1
1853	2
1857	2
1858	1
1860	2
1867	1
1869	1
1870	1
1874	3
1876	2
1878	2
1879	2
1880	2
1885	1
1886	1
1888	3
1891	4
1892	5
1893	3
1894	1
1895	6
1896	1
1897	4
1898	4
1899	4
1900	2
1901	4
1902	9
1903	11
1904	6
1905	9
1906	8
1907	5
1908	39
1909	10
1910	15
1911	38
1912	67
1913	21
1914	17
1915	27
1916	77
1917	85
1918	39
1919	133
1920	56
1921	38
1922	41
1923	117
1924	158
1925	242
1926	205
1927	298
1928	106
1929	175
1930	314
1931	283
1932	154
1933	881
1934	167
1935	339
1936	338
1937	258
1938	366
1939	320
1940	401
1941	204
1942	465
1943	577
1944	493
1945	846
1946	495
1947	376
1948	932
1949	662
1950	508
1951	386
1952	1,001
1953	453
1954	368
1955	326
1956	587
1957	499
1958	437
1959	468
1960	489
1961	905
1962	439
1963	578
1964	395
1965	470
1966	369
1967	714
1968	546
1969	981
1970	389
1971	349
1972	591
1973	716
1974	609
1975	357
1976	832
1977	557
1978	633
1979	580
1980	539
1981	1,449
1982	605
1983	571
1984	538
1985	675
1986	499
1987	1,460
1988	1,006
1989	1,467
1990	710
1991	1,046
1992	1,025
1993	657
1994	1,238
1995	1,291
1996	672
1997	1,063
1998	1,874
1999	987
2000	1,041
2001	942
2002	991
2003	661
2004	734
2005	1,028
2006	926
2007	951
2008	500
2009	685
2010	990
2011	877
2012	647
2013	385
2014	415
2015	708
2016	791
2017	627
2018	657
2019	543
2020	680
2021	1,575
2022	1,343
2023	551
2024	502
2025	737
2026	1,014

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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	356
25 to 50	6
50 to 75	0
75 to 100	1
100 to 125	0
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	1