Weather Records on 28 June 1959

647 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 June 1959. Highest significance: Majors Creek (the Old School), AU.

Key Facts for 28 June 1959

On 28 June 1959, 647 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
322 were record highs and 124 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 26 monthly and 616 daily.
Majors Creek (the Old School) set a daily record precipitation of 87.6 mm (3.4 in) on 28 June 1959.
Across 158 earlier years (1815 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 467 records.

Record Map

647 stations

647 station records on 28 June 1959 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 June 1959: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Majors Creek (the Old School)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Malung	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Tarago (Kildare)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Cathcart (Old Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Cooma (Kiaora)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Tekamah	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Bettowynd (Condry)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Penrose (Panorama)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Genoa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Disraeli	Canada	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lithgow (Cooerwull)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hampton	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cooma (Gurrabeal)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mungindi (Burrenbah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
East Angus	Canada	Record daily precipitation	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mystic Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wulgulmerang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Logan 1 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Washington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bendoc Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Detour Village	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Winnebago	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Braidwood (Krawarree)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gujjran	India	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mystic Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Canton 4 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Beatrice	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bancroft	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Alma	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Newaygo Hardy Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pennant Hills (Yarrara Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Harlan	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dodge City	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fassifern	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Beecroft	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Reedy Flat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Westfield 2 SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gladwin	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Randwick Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Emu Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Channagiri	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Fairfield	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gaylord	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Albion	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ogdensburg 4 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gayndah Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	15.3 C (59.5 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lower Boro (Calderwood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Stratford	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Jakutsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	18.1 C (64.6 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Yates Ctr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lewiston	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Easton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hale Loud Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Newberry-Luce Co Rd Commission	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Epping Chester Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Nelligen (Thule Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	21.9 C (71.4 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sardine Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Turbine	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

647 records

Records set or tied on 28 June 1959 by type: Highest daily maximum 65, Lowest daily maximum 103, Highest daily minimum 257, Lowest daily minimum 21, Heaviest daily rainfall 199, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 28 June 1959 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	65
Lowest daily maximum	103
Highest daily minimum	257
Lowest daily minimum	21
Heaviest daily rainfall	199
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 28 June 1959 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 26, daily 616.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

494 broken records

Margins by which the 494 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 152.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 June 1959

Top 20 records on 28 June 1959 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 June 1959	Majors Creek (the Old School), AU	daily rain	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	57 years	63 of 100 (Major)
28 June 1959	Malung, SE	daily rain	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	46 years	62 of 100 (Major)
28 June 1959	Tarago (Kildare), AU	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	71 years	60 of 100 (Major)
28 June 1959	Cathcart (Old Post Office), AU	daily rain	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	38 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
28 June 1959	Cooma (Kiaora), AU	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	38 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
28 June 1959	Tekamah, US	daily rain	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	49 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
28 June 1959	Bettowynd (Condry), AU	daily rain	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	52.9 mm (2.1 in)	53 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 June 1959	Penrose (Panorama), AU	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	53 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 June 1959	Genoa, AU	daily rain	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	56.7 mm (2.2 in)	49 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 June 1959	Disraeli, CA	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	48 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 June 1959	Lithgow (Cooerwull), AU	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	80 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 June 1959	Hampton, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	5 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 June 1959	Cooma (Gurrabeal), AU	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	38 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 June 1959	Mungindi (Burrenbah), AU	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	28 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 June 1959	East Angus, CA	daily rain	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	72.3 mm (2.8 in)	4 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 June 1959	Mystic Lake, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	33 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 June 1959	Wulgulmerang, AU	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	68 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
28 June 1959	Logan 1 WNW, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	56 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
28 June 1959	Washington, US	daily high max	37.2 C (99.0 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	100 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 June 1959	Bendoc Park, AU	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	40 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

1815 to 1959

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1815 to 1959. 1959 had 647 records.

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

Records on 06-28 in each year
Year	Records
1815	1
1823	1
1824	1
1827	1
1834	1
1835	2
1840	1
1841	1
1857	1
1860	1
1861	2
1862	1
1863	1
1864	1
1865	1
1867	1
1876	2
1878	1
1879	1
1880	1
1884	1
1887	3
1888	4
1889	2
1890	5
1891	1
1892	4
1893	5
1895	1
1896	2
1898	3
1899	2
1900	2
1901	19
1902	8
1903	2
1904	12
1905	19
1906	24
1907	12
1908	10
1909	26
1910	51
1911	30
1912	21
1913	57
1914	50
1915	64
1916	99
1917	20
1918	46
1919	69
1920	146
1921	68
1922	45
1923	222
1924	105
1925	168
1926	335
1927	256
1928	176
1929	146
1930	195
1931	843
1932	218
1933	475
1934	594
1935	332
1936	556
1937	378
1938	591
1939	333
1940	256
1941	454
1942	570
1943	422
1944	386
1945	489
1946	401
1947	818
1948	435
1949	316
1950	340
1951	420
1952	685
1953	293
1954	427
1955	369
1956	582
1957	636
1958	749
1959	647
1960	290
1961	405
1962	333
1963	672
1964	328
1965	363
1966	394
1967	398
1968	1,286
1969	961
1970	897
1971	629
1972	503
1973	696
1974	953
1975	611
1976	661
1977	397
1978	797
1979	542
1980	1,754
1981	870
1982	737
1983	1,336
1984	448
1985	1,223
1986	657
1987	615
1988	1,224
1989	736
1990	1,006
1991	1,389
1992	1,306
1993	753
1994	1,209
1995	959
1996	1,094
1997	860
1998	1,271
1999	1,348
2000	1,297
2001	712
2002	1,020
2003	748
2004	965
2005	995
2006	1,051
2007	1,086
2008	554
2009	839
2010	1,186
2011	1,051
2012	1,204
2013	934
2014	695
2015	1,257
2016	424
2017	595
2018	711
2019	685
2020	915
2021	1,472
2022	853
2023	619
2024	694
2025	454
2026	1,942

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Data for records on 1959-06-28: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	454
20 to 40	28
40 to 60	7
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1