Weather Records on 17 June 1959

507 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 June 1959. Highest significance: Pio IX (Patrocinio), BR.

Key Facts for 17 June 1959

On 17 June 1959, 507 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
118 were record highs and 249 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 498 daily.
Pio IX (Patrocinio) set a monthly record daily precipitation of 68.5 mm (2.7 in) on 17 June 1959.
Across 162 earlier years (1807 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 430 records.

Record Map

507 stations

507 station records on 17 June 1959 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 June 1959: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Pio IX (Patrocinio)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	68.5 mm (2.7 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Kadur	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Pavagada	India	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Hiriyur	India	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Digby	Canada	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ootacamund Obsy Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Dhone	India	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Holalkhere	India	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hovlandsdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Chiknayakanihall	India	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
St George	Canada	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Chitradurga	India	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Nova Cruz	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	72.3 mm (2.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Anekal	India	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Arsikere	India	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kislovodsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	50.7 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Amarapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Nhill	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	-6.5 C (20.3 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
McAdam	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mandya	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gooty	India	Record daily precipitation	58.8 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mahone Bay	Canada	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Nurnberg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Woodland	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Elmira	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Peraiyur	India	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bartow 1SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lavras da Mangabeira (Dnocs)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
St Andrews	Canada	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Serampore	India	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Storrs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Childs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Colchester 2 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gonvick 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nanjangud	India	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Botnen I Forde	Norway	Record daily precipitation	54.5 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Pierce	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bedford Hills	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrenceville 2 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sisseton	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Maya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
New Smyrna Beach	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Framingham	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Springfield	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Turners Falls	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Nashua 2 NNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Elizabeth	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Layton 3 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Socorro	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Liberty 1 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Parsons 3 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Timovskoe	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-2.7 C (27.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
US Magnetic Obsy	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kulattur	India	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Motozintla (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Samnanger	Norway	Record daily precipitation	61.1 mm (2.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lake City 2 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Chestnut Hill	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Worcester	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

507 records

Records set or tied on 17 June 1959 by type: Highest daily maximum 58, Lowest daily maximum 173, Highest daily minimum 60, Lowest daily minimum 76, Heaviest daily rainfall 140.

Records on 17 June 1959 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	58
Lowest daily maximum	173
Highest daily minimum	60
Lowest daily minimum	76
Heaviest daily rainfall	140
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 17 June 1959 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 9, daily 498.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

398 broken records

Margins by which the 398 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 63.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 June 1959

Top 20 records on 17 June 1959 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 June 1959	Pio IX (Patrocinio), BR	monthly rain	68.5 mm (2.7 in)	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	34 years	65 of 100 (Major)
17 June 1959	Kadur, IN	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1959	Pavagada, IN	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	63.7 mm (2.5 in)	42 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1959	Hiriyur, IN	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	52 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1959	Digby, CA	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	72 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1959	Ootacamund Obsy Sr, IN	daily rain	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	17 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1959	Dhone, IN	daily rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	36 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1959	Holalkhere, IN	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	29 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1959	Hovlandsdal, NO	daily rain	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	54 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1959	Chiknayakanihall, IN	daily rain	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	20 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1959	St George, CA	daily rain	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1959	Chitradurga, IN	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	26 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1959	Nova Cruz, BR	daily rain	72.3 mm (2.8 in)	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	13 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1959	Anekal, IN	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	56 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1959	Arsikere, IN	monthly rain	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	55 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1959	Kislovodsk, RU	daily rain	50.7 mm (2.0 in)	21.7 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1959	Amarapuram, IN	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1959	Nhill, AU	monthly low min	-6.5 C (20.3 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	54 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1959	McAdam, CA	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1959	Mandya, IN	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	48 years	36 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

1807 to 1959

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1807 to 1959. 1959 had 507 records.

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

Records on 06-17 in each year
Year	Records
1807	2
1810	1
1811	1
1830	1
1837	1
1839	1
1840	1
1845	1
1846	1
1848	1
1855	1
1866	2
1867	1
1869	2
1872	1
1873	1
1874	1
1875	1
1878	1
1879	1
1882	3
1883	1
1884	1
1885	3
1886	3
1887	2
1888	2
1889	1
1890	1
1892	3
1894	1
1895	7
1896	3
1897	2
1898	1
1899	2
1900	6
1901	9
1902	4
1903	8
1904	4
1905	12
1906	22
1907	20
1908	26
1909	13
1910	9
1911	22
1912	47
1913	45
1914	101
1915	20
1916	103
1917	68
1918	36
1919	58
1920	79
1921	52
1922	59
1923	110
1924	80
1925	136
1926	193
1927	357
1928	137
1929	238
1930	354
1931	194
1932	257
1933	413
1934	310
1935	338
1936	484
1937	284
1938	245
1939	1,206
1940	454
1941	250
1942	286
1943	289
1944	623
1945	614
1946	419
1947	336
1948	452
1949	571
1950	506
1951	208
1952	752
1953	455
1954	488
1955	570
1956	375
1957	761
1958	597
1959	507
1960	511
1961	1,319
1962	323
1963	383
1964	794
1965	763
1966	464
1967	402
1968	403
1969	700
1970	435
1971	407
1972	437
1973	701
1974	932
1975	453
1976	430
1977	410
1978	589
1979	646
1980	754
1981	1,201
1982	642
1983	728
1984	644
1985	693
1986	912
1987	1,078
1988	712
1989	870
1990	932
1991	1,094
1992	795
1993	684
1994	1,186
1995	1,350
1996	750
1997	1,056
1998	1,661
1999	1,260
2000	1,460
2001	678
2002	1,148
2003	647
2004	839
2005	914
2006	724
2007	839
2008	656
2009	739
2010	1,104
2011	922
2012	792
2013	610
2014	685
2015	1,113
2016	874
2017	692
2018	1,050
2019	551
2020	914
2021	1,980
2022	1,209
2023	617
2024	839
2025	593
2026	743

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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 10	341
10 to 20	27
20 to 30	16
30 to 40	4
40 to 50	4
50 to 60	4
60 to 70	2