Weather Records on 18 June 1959

573 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 June 1959. Highest significance: Sangli, IN.

Key Facts for 18 June 1959

On 18 June 1959, 573 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
135 were record highs and 225 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 564 daily.
Sangli set an all-time record daily precipitation of 190.0 mm (7.5 in) on 18 June 1959.
Across 162 earlier years (1800 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 435 records.

Record Map

573 stations

573 station records on 18 June 1959 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 June 1959: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sangli	India	Record daily precipitation	190.0 mm (7.5 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Avon Park 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	148.6 mm (5.9 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Gundlupet	India	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Eastport	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Bradenton Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	157.5 mm (6.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mysore	India	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mudukulathur	India	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Wubin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Nanjangud	India	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Satyamangalam	India	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ravensthorpe	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ongerup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Dijon-Longvic	France	Record daily precipitation	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
St Petersburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	138.9 mm (5.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
St Andrews	Canada	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Avanashi	India	Record daily precipitation	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Virudhunagar	India	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tasgaon	India	Record daily precipitation	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sulur	India	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sivakasi	India	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pedro II	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	42.3 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Coorow	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Itapage	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Piripiri	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Plant City	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Titusville	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Marradong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Quilandi	India	Record daily precipitation	156.2 mm (6.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fellsmere 7 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	153.2 mm (6.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Perangery	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Perenjori	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Yuin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bluefield 2 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	18.4 C (65.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Winkelman 6 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Beckley Va Hospital	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Liafoss	Norway	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Homestead Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	126.2 mm (5.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
New Smyrna Beach	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Weldon	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Buntine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gagetown 2	Canada	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dahiwadi	India	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kailua 446	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Walk Walkin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Chinnar	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Redding Fire STN 2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sloan 3 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Roswell Muni AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tiruvaiyaru	India	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Seligman	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Louisburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Quakertown	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Inverell Comparison	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Belle Glade	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville Wtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Staunton Wtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Washington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gadhinglaj	India	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Nord-Rana	Norway	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

573 records

Records set or tied on 18 June 1959 by type: Highest daily maximum 37, Lowest daily maximum 112, Highest daily minimum 98, Lowest daily minimum 113, Heaviest daily rainfall 213.

Records on 18 June 1959 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	37
Lowest daily maximum	112
Highest daily minimum	98
Lowest daily minimum	113
Heaviest daily rainfall	213
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 18 June 1959 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 8, daily 564.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

469 broken records

Margins by which the 469 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 116.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 June 1959

Top 20 records on 18 June 1959 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 June 1959	Sangli, IN	all-time rain	190.0 mm (7.5 in)	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	48 years	79 of 100 (Major)
18 June 1959	Avon Park 2 W, US	daily rain	148.6 mm (5.9 in)	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	65 years	65 of 100 (Major)
18 June 1959	Gundlupet, IN	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	46 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
18 June 1959	Eastport, US	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	28 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
18 June 1959	Bradenton Exp STN, US	daily rain	157.5 mm (6.2 in)	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	29 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
18 June 1959	Mysore, IN	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
18 June 1959	Mudukulathur, IN	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
18 June 1959	Wubin, AU	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
18 June 1959	Nanjangud, IN	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	18 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
18 June 1959	Satyamangalam, IN	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	41 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
18 June 1959	Ravensthorpe, AU	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	48 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
18 June 1959	Ongerup, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
18 June 1959	Dijon-Longvic, FR	daily rain	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	34 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
18 June 1959	St Petersburg, US	daily rain	138.9 mm (5.5 in)	116.0 mm (4.6 in)	5 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
18 June 1959	St Andrews, CA	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	84 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
18 June 1959	Avanashi, IN	daily rain	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	38 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
18 June 1959	Virudhunagar, IN	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	56 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
18 June 1959	Tasgaon, IN	monthly rain	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	19 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
18 June 1959	Sulur, IN	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	48 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
18 June 1959	Sivakasi, IN	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	2 years	44 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

1800 to 1959

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 1959. 1959 had 573 records.

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

Records on 06-18 in each year
Year	Records
1800	1
1801	1
1802	1
1803	1
1816	1
1821	1
1823	1
1839	1
1841	1
1848	1
1855	1
1858	2
1859	1
1862	2
1865	1
1869	1
1870	1
1875	2
1876	1
1879	1
1880	1
1881	2
1882	2
1883	1
1884	1
1886	1
1888	3
1889	1
1890	3
1892	3
1893	1
1894	2
1895	3
1896	4
1897	5
1899	3
1900	4
1901	10
1902	7
1903	13
1904	5
1905	32
1906	16
1907	21
1908	20
1909	39
1910	15
1911	14
1912	25
1913	29
1914	43
1915	62
1916	29
1917	55
1918	118
1919	65
1920	53
1921	44
1922	57
1923	144
1924	108
1925	246
1926	176
1927	287
1928	205
1929	297
1930	379
1931	267
1932	219
1933	499
1934	335
1935	494
1936	549
1937	301
1938	391
1939	674
1940	620
1941	273
1942	201
1943	173
1944	726
1945	784
1946	532
1947	391
1948	421
1949	734
1950	828
1951	237
1952	435
1953	730
1954	460
1955	721
1956	373
1957	672
1958	532
1959	573
1960	394
1961	979
1962	302
1963	305
1964	840
1965	589
1966	431
1967	308
1968	556
1969	598
1970	486
1971	456
1972	334
1973	861
1974	719
1975	821
1976	508
1977	768
1978	516
1979	581
1980	447
1981	895
1982	736
1983	1,080
1984	716
1985	921
1986	862
1987	925
1988	748
1989	697
1990	795
1991	944
1992	579
1993	834
1994	1,156
1995	1,224
1996	1,004
1997	894
1998	1,600
1999	1,258
2000	1,474
2001	589
2002	1,397
2003	853
2004	1,056
2005	1,014
2006	699
2007	898
2008	628
2009	920
2010	928
2011	952
2012	832
2013	847
2014	732
2015	978
2016	787
2017	839
2018	968
2019	425
2020	572
2021	1,874
2022	1,194
2023	574
2024	1,150
2025	583
2026	830

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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	434
20 to 40	22
40 to 60	9
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	3