Weather Records on 24 June 1959

369 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 June 1959. Highest significance: Atmakur, IN.

Key Facts for 24 June 1959

On 24 June 1959, 369 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
116 were record highs and 55 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 362 daily.
Atmakur set a monthly record daily precipitation of 120.7 mm (4.8 in) on 24 June 1959.
Across 167 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 413 records.

Record Map

369 stations

369 station records on 24 June 1959 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 June 1959: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Atmakur	India	Record daily precipitation	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Joao Do Cariri	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Bowling Green Warren Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Isakapally	India	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Sarnia	Canada	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Moscow	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mammoth Spring	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Athani	India	Record daily precipitation	66.1 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Forest	Canada	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Ghee	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bijapur	India	Record daily precipitation	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Doniphan	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cullowhee	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Limoeiro de Anadia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	64.2 mm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mangalore	India	Record daily precipitation	210.1 mm (8.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Jath	India	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Girardeau	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bourke Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gadsden	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Attarikhat	India	Record daily precipitation	167.6 mm (6.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hungund	India	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Agassiz Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Heathcote Junction	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Podor	Senegal	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ilulissat (Jakobshavn)	Greenland [Denmark]	Record high maximum temperature	20.5 C (68.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pbo Anantapur	India	Record daily precipitation	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bagewadi	India	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Giddalore	India	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mangaldai	India	Record daily precipitation	110.1 mm (4.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lampasas	United States	Record daily precipitation	120.9 mm (4.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Babinda Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cumbam	India	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Vita (Khanapur)	India	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Henderson	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hewitt	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cuddapah	India	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ocampo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Madison	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Edenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ballinger 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Crosbyton	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin 2SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tibooburra Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Puttur	India	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Prathipadu	India	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Healdsburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Duchesne	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tranebjerg	Denmark	Record low minimum temperature	6.4 C (43.5 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pattikonda	India	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Rangia	India	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tundi	India	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mulki	India	Record daily precipitation	195.6 mm (7.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Jonkoping	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	2.5 C (36.5 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bottineau	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Duchesne	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Forbes (Camp Street)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Taganrog (Lighthouse)	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	10.2 C (50.4 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Stornoway Airport	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Colorado City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Danevang 1 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

369 records

Records set or tied on 24 June 1959 by type: Highest daily maximum 39, Lowest daily maximum 32, Highest daily minimum 77, Lowest daily minimum 23, Heaviest daily rainfall 198.

Records on 24 June 1959 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	39
Lowest daily maximum	32
Highest daily minimum	77
Lowest daily minimum	23
Heaviest daily rainfall	198
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 24 June 1959 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 6, daily 362.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

300 broken records

Margins by which the 300 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 97.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 June 1959

Top 20 records on 24 June 1959 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 June 1959	Atmakur, IN	monthly rain	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	42 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
24 June 1959	Sao Joao Do Cariri, BR	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	33 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
24 June 1959	Bowling Green Warren Co AP, US	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	41 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
24 June 1959	Isakapally, IN	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	44 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 June 1959	Sarnia, CA	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	74 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 June 1959	Moscow, US	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	28 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 June 1959	Mammoth Spring, US	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	44 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 June 1959	Athani, IN	daily rain	66.1 mm (2.6 in)	50.9 mm (2.0 in)	5 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 June 1959	Forest, CA	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	18 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 June 1959	Mc Ghee, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	52 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 June 1959	Bijapur, IN	monthly rain	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	58 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 June 1959	Doniphan, US	daily rain	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	28 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 June 1959	Cullowhee, US	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	25 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 June 1959	Limoeiro de Anadia, BR	daily rain	64.2 mm (2.5 in)	34.9 mm (1.4 in)	25 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 June 1959	Mangalore, IN	daily rain	210.1 mm (8.3 in)	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	33 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 June 1959	Jath, IN	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	33 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
24 June 1959	Cape Girardeau, US	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	52 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
24 June 1959	Bourke Post Office, AU	daily high max	25.0 C (77.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	83 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
24 June 1959	Gadsden, US	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	61 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
24 June 1959	Attarikhat, IN	daily rain	167.6 mm (6.6 in)	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	9 years	37 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

1793 to 1959

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1959. 1959 had 369 records.

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

Records on 06-24 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1798	1
1799	1
1803	1
1806	2
1813	1
1821	1
1822	1
1836	1
1845	1
1846	1
1849	2
1850	1
1854	1
1855	2
1856	2
1862	1
1863	1
1867	1
1869	1
1870	2
1873	1
1875	2
1877	1
1878	1
1880	1
1881	1
1882	1
1885	1
1886	1
1887	1
1888	5
1889	4
1892	11
1893	7
1894	4
1895	4
1896	1
1897	5
1898	2
1899	1
1900	4
1901	4
1902	10
1903	17
1904	10
1905	13
1906	13
1907	28
1908	25
1909	52
1910	21
1911	24
1912	141
1913	36
1914	50
1915	57
1916	57
1917	24
1918	56
1919	32
1920	31
1921	33
1922	46
1923	262
1924	119
1925	220
1926	219
1927	155
1928	275
1929	299
1930	366
1931	668
1932	351
1933	482
1934	390
1935	279
1936	897
1937	473
1938	388
1939	296
1940	534
1941	361
1942	373
1943	293
1944	394
1945	352
1946	384
1947	432
1948	398
1949	360
1950	681
1951	452
1952	798
1953	422
1954	439
1955	327
1956	603
1957	706
1958	583
1959	369
1960	320
1961	603
1962	260
1963	433
1964	365
1965	443
1966	490
1967	613
1968	500
1969	992
1970	536
1971	557
1972	1,204
1973	400
1974	922
1975	798
1976	840
1977	508
1978	582
1979	830
1980	655
1981	767
1982	615
1983	913
1984	732
1985	797
1986	672
1987	805
1988	1,646
1989	733
1990	689
1991	935
1992	1,104
1993	1,054
1994	1,019
1995	751
1996	1,019
1997	854
1998	1,127
1999	815
2000	605
2001	684
2002	864
2003	1,199
2004	946
2005	1,322
2006	789
2007	779
2008	533
2009	935
2010	1,102
2011	845
2012	991
2013	667
2014	460
2015	583
2016	1,245
2017	1,139
2018	459
2019	889
2020	609
2021	929
2022	650
2023	682
2024	784
2025	1,508
2026	927

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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	255
20 to 40	32
40 to 60	9
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	2