Weather Records on 21 June 1959

356 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 June 1959. Highest significance: Kulasekarapatnam, IN.

Key Facts for 21 June 1959

On 21 June 1959, 356 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
162 were record highs and 73 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 347 daily.
Kulasekarapatnam set a daily record precipitation of 33.0 mm (1.3 in) on 21 June 1959.
Across 165 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 432 records.

Record Map

356 stations

356 station records on 21 June 1959 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 21 June 1959: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kulasekarapatnam	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Chengannur	India	Record daily precipitation	186.4 mm (7.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Valapady	India	Record daily precipitation	67.2 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Chickmagalur	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Chinnar	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Emporia 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Periakulam	India	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Masset Airport	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Jonkoping	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	1.8 C (35.2 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Alliance 1WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dellyanine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hambantota	Sri Lanka	Record low maximum temperature	25.9 C (78.6 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ghoda Ambegaon	India	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Glenns Ferry	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kulattur	India	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Phaltan	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Heggaddevankote	India	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Providence	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett Council Depot	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hindupur	India	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Council Grove	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Canton 4N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
St George	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Yerevan	Armenia	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Turuvekere	India	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tiruvannamalai	India	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kostroma	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Chico UNIV Farm	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Rajpipla(Nandod)	India	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
La Piedad de Cabadas (Dge)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Holbrook	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Twin Falls 2 NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Covington 8 WNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tallulah	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ramnagaram	India	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kunigal	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Junction City	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Greenough	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Scottsboro	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Barstow	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bastrop	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Pomeroy	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Williamson	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Greifswald	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	3.6 C (38.5 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Magadi	India	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
East Park Rsvr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tallapoosa 2 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Oakwood 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Red Deer	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Minas Nuevas	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	43.9 C (111.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Oneonta	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ukiah	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Mtn Home	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Yazoo City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Stevensville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Wandering Comparison	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	6.3 C (43.3 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kuzhithurai	India	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus 4 ESE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

356 records

Records set or tied on 21 June 1959 by type: Highest daily maximum 64, Lowest daily maximum 14, Highest daily minimum 98, Lowest daily minimum 59, Heaviest daily rainfall 121.

Records on 21 June 1959 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	64
Lowest daily maximum	14
Highest daily minimum	98
Lowest daily minimum	59
Heaviest daily rainfall	121
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 21 June 1959 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 9, daily 347.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

271 broken records

Margins by which the 271 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 109.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

21 June 1959

Top 20 records on 21 June 1959 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 June 1959	Kulasekarapatnam, IN	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	28 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
21 June 1959	Chengannur, IN	daily rain	186.4 mm (7.3 in)	109.9 mm (4.3 in)	25 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
21 June 1959	Valapady, IN	daily rain	67.2 mm (2.6 in)	53.2 mm (2.1 in)	6 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
21 June 1959	Chickmagalur, IN	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	5 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
21 June 1959	Chinnar, IN	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	34 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
21 June 1959	Emporia 1 S, US	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	34 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
21 June 1959	Periakulam, IN	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	15.6 mm (0.6 in)	36 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
21 June 1959	Masset Airport, CA	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	28 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
21 June 1959	Jonkoping, SE	daily low min	1.8 C (35.2 F)	3.2 C (5.8 F)	70 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
21 June 1959	Alliance 1WNW, US	daily rain	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	12 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
21 June 1959	Dellyanine, AU	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	36 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
21 June 1959	Hambantota, LK	daily low max	25.9 C (78.6 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	79 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
21 June 1959	Ghoda Ambegaon, IN	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	29 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
21 June 1959	Glenns Ferry, US	daily high min	22.8 C (73.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	48 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
21 June 1959	Kulattur, IN	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	48 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
21 June 1959	Bloomfield, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
21 June 1959	Phaltan, IN	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	1 year	31 of 100 (Routine)
21 June 1959	Heggaddevankote, IN	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	37 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
21 June 1959	Lake Providence, US	daily low min	15.0 C (59.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	56 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
21 June 1959	Walgett Council Depot, AU	daily high max	24.4 C (75.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	53 years	29 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

1802 to 1959

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1959. 1959 had 356 records.

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

Records on 06-21 in each year
Year	Records
1802	1
1803	2
1805	1
1814	1
1821	3
1828	1
1831	1
1839	2
1846	1
1853	1
1855	1
1861	3
1865	1
1868	1
1869	4
1870	3
1871	1
1873	1
1874	1
1875	2
1879	1
1880	1
1881	1
1882	1
1883	1
1884	2
1885	1
1886	3
1887	1
1888	3
1889	1
1891	1
1892	2
1893	7
1895	6
1896	3
1897	3
1898	6
1899	6
1900	6
1901	5
1902	20
1903	15
1904	7
1905	14
1906	19
1907	15
1908	20
1909	19
1910	36
1911	12
1912	14
1913	34
1914	24
1915	40
1916	80
1917	97
1918	77
1919	32
1920	42
1921	85
1922	43
1923	229
1924	124
1925	333
1926	162
1927	146
1928	139
1929	84
1930	177
1931	340
1932	180
1933	645
1934	223
1935	247
1936	642
1937	475
1938	396
1939	250
1940	674
1941	401
1942	340
1943	439
1944	426
1945	709
1946	386
1947	637
1948	392
1949	391
1950	329
1951	347
1952	502
1953	761
1954	501
1955	271
1956	534
1957	932
1958	627
1959	356
1960	471
1961	956
1962	176
1963	667
1964	458
1965	400
1966	467
1967	789
1968	654
1969	687
1970	614
1971	394
1972	934
1973	683
1974	598
1975	996
1976	746
1977	476
1978	368
1979	857
1980	677
1981	889
1982	658
1983	752
1984	913
1985	516
1986	601
1987	940
1988	1,834
1989	856
1990	847
1991	1,067
1992	1,679
1993	939
1994	777
1995	978
1996	1,075
1997	1,037
1998	1,746
1999	994
2000	1,212
2001	658
2002	828
2003	1,034
2004	697
2005	1,090
2006	774
2007	1,085
2008	580
2009	1,060
2010	852
2011	1,340
2012	1,151
2013	571
2014	434
2015	707
2016	877
2017	954
2018	577
2019	969
2020	519
2021	1,132
2022	774
2023	987
2024	679
2025	1,536
2026	736

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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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	251
20 to 40	15
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1