Weather Records on 27 June 1959

537 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 June 1959. Highest significance: Hvar, HR.

Key Facts for 27 June 1959

On 27 June 1959, 537 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
178 were record highs and 82 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 519 daily.
Hvar set a daily record precipitation of 52.0 mm (2.0 in) on 27 June 1959.
Across 164 earlier years (1799 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 446 records.

Record Map

537 stations

537 station records on 27 June 1959 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 June 1959: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hvar	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Omeo Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Bruthen (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Medicine Lake 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Butchers Ridge Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Geneva Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Hinnomunjie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Chinook	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Wulgulmerang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Reedy Flat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Gainesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Murrungowar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Paynesville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Sardine Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Lindenow	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Assiniboine	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bergland Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Buchan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Matamoras	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bombala (Cambalong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Jindabyne (Lynwood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bendoc Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Orbost (Comparison)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Okemah	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.7 mm (3.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ensay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Valencia Creek (Bulgar Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mulungu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Toledo Blade	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cooma (Gurrabeal)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Omeo Valley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bairnsdale Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Budgeree East (Claremont)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Perkins	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lakes Entrance Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tongio (Brooklands)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Blackwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Yarra (Rowe's Lagoon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Piripiri	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Garden Head	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tombong (Hillcrest)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Goldbutte 7 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nimmitabel Wastewater Treatmen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Fernbank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ekaterinburg	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Calvin	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Brodribb River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Narooma Rvcp	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Canberra Forestry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Harris	Canada	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Zamora (Obs)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Taralga (Grathawai)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Captains Flat (Foxlow St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Delegate Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Polavaram	India	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Purcell 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cathcart (Old Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Nicholson (Yendalock)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Beechy	Canada	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Harlem	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

537 records

Records set or tied on 27 June 1959 by type: Highest daily maximum 18, Lowest daily maximum 70, Highest daily minimum 160, Lowest daily minimum 12, Heaviest daily rainfall 277.

Records on 27 June 1959 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	18
Lowest daily maximum	70
Highest daily minimum	160
Lowest daily minimum	12
Heaviest daily rainfall	277
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 27 June 1959 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 14, daily 519.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

426 broken records

Margins by which the 426 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 86.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 June 1959

Top 20 records on 27 June 1959 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 June 1959	Hvar, HR	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	86 years	75 of 100 (Major)
27 June 1959	Omeo Comparison, AU	daily rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	71 years	69 of 100 (Major)
27 June 1959	Bruthen (Post Office), AU	daily rain	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	63 years	66 of 100 (Major)
27 June 1959	Medicine Lake 3 SE, US	all-time rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	45 years	65 of 100 (Major)
27 June 1959	Butchers Ridge Post Office, AU	daily rain	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	67.4 mm (2.7 in)	59 years	63 of 100 (Major)
27 June 1959	Geneva Exp STN, US	monthly rain	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 years	62 of 100 (Major)
27 June 1959	Hinnomunjie, AU	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	67 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
27 June 1959	Chinook, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	42 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
27 June 1959	Wulgulmerang, AU	daily rain	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	67 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
27 June 1959	Reedy Flat, AU	daily rain	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	85.8 mm (3.4 in)	34 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
27 June 1959	Gainesville, US	daily rain	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	68.9 mm (2.7 in)	30 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
27 June 1959	Murrungowar, AU	daily rain	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	26 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
27 June 1959	Paynesville, AU	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	48 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
27 June 1959	Sardine Creek, AU	daily rain	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
27 June 1959	Lindenow, AU	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	24 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
27 June 1959	Ft Assiniboine, US	all-time rain	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	25 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
27 June 1959	Bergland Dam, US	daily rain	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	14 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
27 June 1959	Buchan, AU	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	68 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
27 June 1959	Matamoras, US	daily rain	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
27 June 1959	Bombala (Cambalong), AU	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	38 years	48 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

1799 to 1959

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1959. 1959 had 537 records.

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

Records on 06-27 in each year
Year	Records
1799	1
1808	1
1811	1
1815	1
1830	2
1840	1
1841	2
1843	1
1849	1
1856	1
1857	1
1860	1
1863	2
1864	1
1868	2
1870	2
1871	2
1874	2
1875	1
1878	3
1880	2
1881	1
1883	2
1884	1
1885	4
1886	2
1887	3
1888	1
1889	1
1890	3
1891	3
1892	1
1893	1
1894	1
1895	2
1896	1
1898	6
1899	1
1900	4
1901	11
1902	8
1903	4
1904	7
1905	23
1906	12
1907	5
1908	10
1909	39
1910	33
1911	23
1912	24
1913	47
1914	38
1915	52
1916	259
1917	13
1918	35
1919	62
1920	34
1921	66
1922	92
1923	161
1924	81
1925	164
1926	281
1927	272
1928	219
1929	145
1930	245
1931	723
1932	287
1933	479
1934	587
1935	327
1936	555
1937	336
1938	552
1939	289
1940	337
1941	452
1942	497
1943	510
1944	586
1945	603
1946	317
1947	771
1948	403
1949	456
1950	433
1951	472
1952	988
1953	358
1954	495
1955	417
1956	503
1957	617
1958	836
1959	537
1960	344
1961	601
1962	291
1963	520
1964	258
1965	732
1966	401
1967	487
1968	1,359
1969	1,101
1970	1,059
1971	526
1972	446
1973	763
1974	1,078
1975	591
1976	679
1977	356
1978	918
1979	673
1980	1,242
1981	794
1982	778
1983	950
1984	475
1985	1,031
1986	656
1987	757
1988	1,130
1989	617
1990	1,248
1991	1,113
1992	1,063
1993	722
1994	1,382
1995	722
1996	997
1997	833
1998	1,312
1999	1,061
2000	1,125
2001	758
2002	989
2003	1,010
2004	855
2005	801
2006	1,177
2007	1,287
2008	570
2009	1,015
2010	1,006
2011	965
2012	1,334
2013	743
2014	632
2015	1,136
2016	494
2017	527
2018	652
2019	761
2020	592
2021	1,248
2022	1,003
2023	565
2024	921
2025	466
2026	1,656

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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	355
20 to 40	53
40 to 60	8
60 to 80	8
80 to 100	2